Tracking whales and dolphins in Tanzania’s Indian Ocean waters
Captain and acoustic specialist research assistant Magreth Kasuga scans the ocean for dolphins and whales off the coast of Zanzibar. Inset, Top: A Humpback whale and calf at the Pemba channel; Below: A dolphin off the coast of Pemba Island in Tanzania. PHOTOS | COURTESY
It’s exciting talking to Dr Gill Braulik who, for the past 18 years, has been following dolphins and whales around the Indian Ocean.
In a few days time, she will set sail for a six-week journey in a catamaran with her team of seven scientists — an all-female crew — to survey the Tanzanian coastline for dolphins and whales. She will survey 3,000 kilometres including the waters off the islands of Pemba and Mafia. It’s the first time that such a survey is being carried out in Tanzanian waters.
