Jayalakshmi
Mediterranean Shipping Company’s new route avoids Sri Lankan waters where blue whales congregate after researchers found it would reduce collisions.
“MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has taken a major step to help protect blue whales and other cetaceans living and feeding in the waters off the coast of Sri Lanka by modifying navigation guidance in line with the advice of scientists and other key actors in the maritime sector,” MSC said in a statement.
MSC said the action was taken in response to research conducted by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) along with other groups and universities. The vessels passing through Sri Lanka’s coastal waters will now travel about 15 nautical miles to the south from the previous route.
Hope to see more such actions to reduce impact on nature
