Photo identification is an essential method to identify cetaceans, by using natural marks over
their body, and allows experts to acquire straightforward information on these animals. The …

Marine megafauna serve valuable ecological and economical roles globally, yet, many
species have experienced precipitous population declines. The significance of marine …

Offshore wind energy development is growing quickly around the world. In southern New
England, USA, one of the largest commercial offshore wind energy farms in the USA will be …

Climate change is altering chemical, physical and biological processes in the marine
environment. Observed impacts driven by climate have been recorded and include changes …

Species distributional estimates are an essential tool to improve and implement effective
conservation and management measures. Nevertheless, obtaining accurate distributional …

Management and conservation issues are addressed through the identification of areas of
particular importance, which requires the acquisition of baseline information on species …

Assessing the distribution of marine apex–predators is pivotal to understanding community
interactions and defining management goals. However, several challenges arise in both …

Starting from a digital image that represents the dolphin's body, distinctive features are
extracted and used to find the identity of the unknown dolphin in a set of known individuals …

The common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) population along the eastern Adriatic
coast is believed to comprise discrete communities, yet many of them are unstudied. This …

Species conservation relies on understanding population demographics, yet this information
is lacking for many species and populations. Four stocks of common bottlenose dolphins …