Wednesday 26 / February / 2025
Muscat: The Environment Authority (EA) in Al Wusta Governorate is investigating the death of an Arabian Sea humpback whale that reportedly perished on Tuesday off the coast of Al Jazir in Al Wusta Governorate.
Acting in cooperation with the authorities concerned—including the Wali’s Office, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources—the EA began to handle the incident in a systematic manner, to identify the animal and establish the causes of death.
The EA said that it works to ensure that cooperation would proceed in a streamlined manner and that the multiparty team, now fully operational, would complete the mission and bury the whale in a suitable location.
The Arabian Sea humpback whale is quoted in the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, as a rare and endangered species. It figures as one of 20 species of whales inhabiting the seas of the Sultanate of Oman, and this is evidenced by research studies conducted through satellite tracking.
