Human-wildlife conflicts in Iberian waters : Orcinus Orca and vessels encounters from a socio-ecological systems approach

• Main Author: Sophie Martel 1991-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Akureyri
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Háskólasetur Vestfjarða; Haf- og strandsvæðastjórnun; Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Háhyrningur; Atferlisfræði; Skemmdarverk; Umhverfisvernd; University Centre of the Westfjords; Coastal and marine management; Iberian Orca; Behaviour development; Conservation strategies; Haf; Orca; Orcinus orca
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1946/48701

Since 2020 members of the Iberian Orcinus orca subpopulation have sparked media attention for their sudden interference with small vessels, particularly sailboats and their rudders. The development of this behaviour, qualified as unusual and disruptive, has been at the heart of scientific research a...