*Sei whales in the Arabian/Persian gulf* Summary: In late 2009, during an oceanographic survey on board a KISR (Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research) vessel, researches spotted 2 large animals swimming southward from Kuwait bay. In Feb. 2014 a dead carcass washed ashore Failaka island in Kuwait. It was believed to be a female Sei whale. A few months earlier another one washed ashore the Iraqi coasts. Last week 3 more were sighted. The coastal guard managed to record a video of one of the smaller animals swimming very close to their boat. The report fails to mention if that was a result of the animal approaching them or if it was a result of their relentless pursuit after it. Records do not show that the prescribed area of encounter is the natural habitat or the normal migration rout for these animals. The concern here is that these animals would end up dead like the ones before them and wash ashore years later. Records examined also, do not mention methods to help these animas at this point. One can only hope that they continue on heading south and exist the gulf in time to survive. For all the details, the report can be requested by contacting the following email: y.bohadi@gmail.com Any further comments or advice would be deeply appreciated, please send them to the same email above. Thank you Yusuf Bohadi