Report of two fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) stranding associated with ship strike in central-south coast of Chile.
In the last decades, collisions between ships and cetaceans have increased worldwide, with fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), the species that has presented higher mortality due to this cause. This report describes post mortem findings in two juvenile B. physalus stranded dead on the central-south...
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ftjlajam:oai:ojs.lajamjournal.org:article/679 2023-05-15T15:36:32+02:00 Report of two fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) stranding associated with ship strike in central-south coast of Chile. Toro Cortes, Frederick Alexander Gutiérrez, Josefina Alvarado-Rybak, Mario Henríquez, Analía Leichtle, Jorge Follador, Nelson Abarca, Paulette Calderón, Camila Peña, Claudia Aravena, Paula Henríquez, Alexis Rodríguez, David Sánchez, Constanza Pincheira, Betsy 2020-08-04 application/pdf http://lajamjournal.org/index.php/lajam/article/view/679 eng eng Sociedad Latinoamericana de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos (SOLAMAC) http://lajamjournal.org/index.php/lajam/article/view/679/421 http://lajamjournal.org/index.php/lajam/article/view/679 10.5597.00255 Copyright (c) 2020 Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals; Vol. 15 No. 1 (2020); 8-14 2236-1057 1676-7497 Stranding necropsy Ship strike info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Surveys (Beaches) 2020 ftjlajam 2022-01-04T10:16:04Z In the last decades, collisions between ships and cetaceans have increased worldwide, with fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), the species that has presented higher mortality due to this cause. This report describes post mortem findings in two juvenile B. physalus stranded dead on the central-south coast of Chile in 2018 and 2019. Gross findings revealed traumatic lesions attributed to interaction with large vessels. Both sites are ports that present high traffic of small and large vessels, increasing the probabilities of ship strike. In Chile, three areas are of high relevance for this species, Atacama (27°S), San Antonio (33°35′S) and Talcahuano (36°30´S), where juvenile age segregation is present. Although systematic records of interactions between cetaceans and vessels are non-existent, these events must be approached with a multidisciplinary focus, as diagnostics and reports are key to establish protection and conservation policies for these large mammals. Article in Journal/Newspaper Balaenoptera physalus Fin whale Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals (LAJAM) |
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Stranding necropsy Ship strike Toro Cortes, Frederick Alexander Gutiérrez, Josefina Alvarado-Rybak, Mario Henríquez, Analía Leichtle, Jorge Follador, Nelson Abarca, Paulette Calderón, Camila Peña, Claudia Aravena, Paula Henríquez, Alexis Rodríguez, David Sánchez, Constanza Pincheira, Betsy Report of two fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) stranding associated with ship strike in central-south coast of Chile. |
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In the last decades, collisions between ships and cetaceans have increased worldwide, with fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), the species that has presented higher mortality due to this cause. This report describes post mortem findings in two juvenile B. physalus stranded dead on the central-south coast of Chile in 2018 and 2019. Gross findings revealed traumatic lesions attributed to interaction with large vessels. Both sites are ports that present high traffic of small and large vessels, increasing the probabilities of ship strike. In Chile, three areas are of high relevance for this species, Atacama (27°S), San Antonio (33°35′S) and Talcahuano (36°30´S), where juvenile age segregation is present. Although systematic records of interactions between cetaceans and vessels are non-existent, these events must be approached with a multidisciplinary focus, as diagnostics and reports are key to establish protection and conservation policies for these large mammals. |
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Toro Cortes, Frederick Alexander Gutiérrez, Josefina Alvarado-Rybak, Mario Henríquez, Analía Leichtle, Jorge Follador, Nelson Abarca, Paulette Calderón, Camila Peña, Claudia Aravena, Paula Henríquez, Alexis Rodríguez, David Sánchez, Constanza Pincheira, Betsy |
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Toro Cortes, Frederick Alexander Gutiérrez, Josefina Alvarado-Rybak, Mario Henríquez, Analía Leichtle, Jorge Follador, Nelson Abarca, Paulette Calderón, Camila Peña, Claudia Aravena, Paula Henríquez, Alexis Rodríguez, David Sánchez, Constanza Pincheira, Betsy |
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Report of two fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) stranding associated with ship strike in central-south coast of Chile. |
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Report of two fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) stranding associated with ship strike in central-south coast of Chile. |
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Report of two fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) stranding associated with ship strike in central-south coast of Chile. |
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Report of two fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) stranding associated with ship strike in central-south coast of Chile. |
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Report of two fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) stranding associated with ship strike in central-south coast of Chile. |
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report of two fin whale (balaenoptera physalus) stranding associated with ship strike in central-south coast of chile. |
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Sociedad Latinoamericana de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos (SOLAMAC) |
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2020 |
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Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals; Vol. 15 No. 1 (2020); 8-14 2236-1057 1676-7497 |
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Copyright (c) 2020 Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals |
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