Pilot whales & bottlenose dolphins

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General Topics

• MOE 2012. The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476pp

• Sri Lankan Wildlife Journal Vol. 09 No. 1 by Department of Wildlife Conservation

• 'Why Sri Lanka is super-rich for Wildlife' by Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

• 'Is Sri Lanka the best all-round wildlife destination in the world?' asks Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne, Jan 2013.

• 'Performance Report 2011' by Department of Wildlife Conservation presented to parliment on 08-12-2013.

• 'How to anchor securely' by Priyanath Kotalawala.

• 'Handbook for ship owners' by Merchant Shipping Secretariat

Marine Fauna

• The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

• The 2007 red list of threatened fauna and flora of Sri Lanka. IUCN.

• The Fauna of Sri Lanka: Status of Taxonomy, Research and Conservation. Edited by Channa. N. B. Bambaradeniya

• 'A Possible Mass-migration of Seabirds, Sharks and Whales during the Summer Monsoon' by Rex I. De Silva

• Wallet-sized fish weight estimator

Sri Lanka Maritime Laws

• Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance, Chapter 567, 1938

• Antiquities Ordinance, No. 9 of 1940

• Merchant Shipping Act, No. 52 of 1971

• Maritime Zones Law, No. 22 of 1976

• Coast Conservation Act, No. 57 of 1981

• Coast Conservation (Amendment) Act, No. 64 of 1988

• Fauna and Flora Protection (Amendment) Act, No. 49 of 1993

• Merchant Shipping Act, Chapter 179, 1996

• Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act, No. 2 of 1996

• Antiquities (Amendment) Act No. 24 of 1998

• Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act, No. 4 of 2000

• Marine Pollution Prevention Act, No. 35 of 2008

• Fauna and Flora Protection (Amendment) Act, No. 22 of 2009

• Department of Coast Guard Act, No. 41 of 2009

• Sea Mammal Regulations No. 1 of 2012, Gazette Extraordinary No. 1774/27

• Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (Chapter 469) as amended by Act Nos. 44 of 1964, 1 of 1970 and 49 of 1993

• Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Amendment) Act, No. 35 of 2013

• The Compendium of High Seas Fishing Regulations in Sri Lanka, 2016

• Sea Mammal Regulations No. 1 of 2012 Amendment Act, Gazette Extraordinary No. 2108/40, 2019

• Sri Lanka Government Gazettes

Databases

• Marine mammal species checklist

• Ray species checklist

• Shark species checklist

• Seabird species checklist

• Sportfish records

• Shipwrecks (120+)

• Coral Reefs (60+)

Marine Mammals

• New Great Whale: Eden’s Whale in Sri Lankan Waters? by Howard Martenstyn, September 2014

• Responsible whale-and-dolphin watching guidelines, Howard Martenstyn, 2013

• 'Greatest Show on Earth: Whales of Trincomalee Harbour' Published by NARA, c.1983. (Pioneer whale watching in Sri Lanka)

Legends

• 'The Enigmatic Mr. Wilson: Submarine safaris and adventures' Published by Colombo Herald on August 22, 2012 (Mike Wilson, Pioneer underwater explorer).

• 'Exploration into the fascinating world of whales' by Ranga Chandrarathne, Sunday Observer (Dr Brendan Gooneratne, International environmentalist).

• Rex I. De Silva Bio, Marine Biologist, Shark Researcher, & Underwater Photographer of Sri Lanka.

Shipwrecks

• Diving Deep to View the Estimated 200 Shipwrecks in the Waters Surrounding Sri Lanka by Smriti Daniel, The Hindu, 2013.

International Laws

• United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)

• Maritime Zones Law, No. 22 of 1976