(MENAFN - Emirates News Agency (WAM)) FUJAIRAH, 16th February, 2021 (WAM) New aerial and boat surveys offshore Fujairah have shed new light on the presence of cetaceans (whales and dolphins) off the UAE's East Coast, according to the Fujairah Whale and Dolphin Research Project.
Operating under the patronage of the H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, the research is jointly undertaken by the Port of Fujairah and Five Oceans Environmental Services. It is the only project in the region which focusses research specifically on marine mammals in deep, offshore waters.
The 2021 survey season, which began earlier this month, has so far included multiple aerial surveys and boat surveys in waters between 10 and 30 nautical miles offshore Fujairah.