Trends In Strandings Of Marine Mammals On The ...

• Main Authors: Lopez, A., Santos, M.B., Pierce, G.J., Gonzalez, A.F., Guerra, A., Valeiras, X., Wang, J.
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: ASC 1999 - S - Theme session 2024
• Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture; Ecosystem observation, processes and dynamics; Harbour porpoise
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.25637472.v1; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/conference_contribution/Trends_In_Strandings_Of_Marine_Mammals_On_The/25637472/1

No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.Marine mammal strandings on the Galician coast (NW Spain) have been recorded continuously since 1990 by a network of volunteers (CEMMA). The database created includes six different types of records: live or dead stranded cetaceans; dead cetaceans floating offshore; confirmed by-catches; live animals in the water that needed assistance; findings of cetacean bones and records of stranded or live pinnipeds. • Data recorded for each animal included: species, condition, measurements and weight of the whole animal. When possible, necropsies were carried out to collect teeth, stomachs, gonads and other tissue samples and to determine cause of death. A total of 1,245 strandings of at least fifteen species of marine mammals were recorded in Galicia from 1990 to 1998. The most commonly recorded species (48% of stranded animals) was the common dolphin Delphinus delphis. Strandings of bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus and harbour porpoise Phocoena ...