A negative trend in abundance and an exceeded mortality limit call for conservation action for the Vulnerable Belt Sea harbour porpoise population

K Owen, A Gilles, M Authier, J Carlström… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The management and conservation of biodiversity relies on information on both the
abundance of species and the potential impact of threats. Globally, one of the largest threats …

[HTML][HTML] Drone images afford more detections of marine wildlife than real-time observers during simultaneous large-scale surveys

AJ Hodgson, N Kelly, D Peel - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
There are many advantages to transitioning from conducting marine wildlife surveys via
human observers onboard light-aircraft, to capturing aerial imagery using drones. However …

Seascape genomics of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) reveals adaptive diversity linked to regional and local oceanography

A Barceló, J Sandoval-Castillo, CJ Brauer… - BMC ecology and …, 2022 - Springer
Background High levels of standing genomic variation in wide-ranging marine species may
enhance prospects for their long-term persistence. Patterns of connectivity and adaptation in …

[HTML][HTML] Large sardine resource discovered off south-eastern Australia: Potential risks, challenges and benefits of establishing a new fishery

TM Ward, BW Wolfe, GL Grammer, AR Ivey, E King… - Marine Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper documents the discovery of a large sardine (Sardinops sagax) resource off South-
eastern Australia. We use information from three ichthyoplankton surveys for jack mackerel …

A Matter of Scale: Population Genomic Structure and Connectivity of Fisheries At-Risk Common Dolphins (Delphinus delphis) From Australasia

A Barceló, J Sandoval-Castillo, KA Stockin… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
An understanding of population structure and connectivity at multiple spatial scales is
required to assist wildlife conservation and management. This is particularly critical for …

Reproductive biology of female common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in New Zealand waters

EI Palmer, EL Betty, S Murphy, MR Perrott, ANH Smith… - Marine Biology, 2022 - Springer
Reproductive biology was assessed in 106 female common dolphins (Delphinus delphis)
examined post-mortem from stranding and bycatch events along the New Zealand coastline …

Matching visual and acoustic events to estimate detection probability for small cetaceans in the ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative

C Ollier, I Sinn, O Boisseau, V Ridoux… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Estimating the detection probability of small cetaceans using either visual or acoustic
surveys is difficult because they do not surface or vocalise continuously and can be …

Quantifying Abundance and Mapping Distribution of Loggerhead Turtles in the Mediterranean Sea Using Aerial Surveys: Implications for Conservation

N Pierantonio, S Panigada, G Lauriano - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the Mediterranean, incidental captures in fishing gear contribute to the high mortality of
loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta). Understanding the effects of bycatch is complex and …

Reproductive biology of male common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in New Zealand waters

EI Palmer, EL Betty, S Murphy, MR Perrott, ANH Smith… - Marine Biology, 2023 - Springer
Reproductive parameters were assessed in 64 male common dolphins (Delphinus delphis)
examined post-mortem from strandings and bycatch in New Zealand between 1999 and …

[PDF][PDF] Vessel collisions with cetaceans: areas and times of risk in the North-east Atlantic

JR Robbins - 2022 - researchportal.port.ac.uk
Collisions between vessels and wildlife (“ship strikes”) occur globally; however, large gaps
in knowledge remain–especially outside of a small number of well-studied regions. This …