VIDEO: Ministry launches probe into massacre of over 50 dolphins in Kalpitiya
January 31, 2013 11:43 am
A probe has been
launched into the alleged massacre of over 50 dolphins in the Kalpitiya area
after fishermen had complained that the dolphins were being killed using
illegal methods.
A dolphin massacre was
reported in the Kalpitiya-Kaandakuliya area on January 29 in which over 50
dolphins were killed, an Ada Derana correspondent stated.
Deputy Minister of
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Sarath Kumara Gunaratne told Ada Derana that
fishermen had complained that illegal nets had been used to catch the dolphins
while it was also reported that dynamite was used to kill the dolphins in the
masses.
The Deputy Minister
stated that an investigation will be launched immediately into the incident
while the President too had been informed regarding it.
