Most species of Mediterranean cetaceans are in population decline, being classified from “Vulnerable” to “Critically Endangered” according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). This study lists the main causes of cetaceans...
This study evaluates post-mortem examination records from killer whales that stranded over a ten-year period in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Hawaii to identify causes of morbidity and mortality. Raverty S, St. Leger J,...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0964569120303811?dgcid=coauthor K. Tsagarakis, S. Panigada, A. Machias, M. Giannoulaki, A. Foutsi, N. Pierantonio, G. Paximadis, Trophic interactions in the “small pelagic fish – dolphins – fisheries” triangle: Outputs of a modelling approach in the...
https://www.euronews.com/2020/11/30/put-cameras-on-fishing-boats-to-reduce-marine-mammal-deaths-say-ngos
This work evaluates the probability of zoonotic transmission of COVID-19, its impact on marine wildlife, and how could be mitigated with appropriate actions. Pandemic danger to the deep: The risk of marine mammals contracting...
This study represents the first systematic approach to the postmortem investigation of fishery interactions in stranded cetaceans in the Canary Islands. Three types of fishery interactions were recognized by gross findings: bycatch, chronic entanglements,...
A group of 18-20 short-finned pilot whales stranded in Asturias, Spain’s northern coast on tuesday, 28th of september. Nine stranded pilot whales died the first day while the others were still alive. Local authorities...
These guidelines are intended to provide fisheries managers at any level, as well as those who work with fisheries to improve their sustainability, with best practice methodology on the safe and humane handling and...
The recent increase in documented sightings along the Israeli coud be interpretate as residual fragments of a widely distributed population once frequenting the coasts of the entire Levantine Sea. Anotner possible explanation is the...
Since July there have been interactions between orcas and mainly sailing vessels around the Iberian Peninsula, as far as we know it all started in southern Spain. According to witnesses, normally the animals go...
Marine litter, the floating hazard
17 Jul, 2025
