Cetaceans sightings from shore 2010-2016

Original provider: Mare Nostrum Dataset credits: Mare Nostrum NGO, National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa” Abstract: In the Black Sea the cetaceans are represented by three species, Phocoena phocoena relicta, Tursiops truncatus ponticus and Delphinus delphis ponticus. The main threat and cause of decline for the Black Sea dolphins are the fishing nets, so-called bycatches. For protection of the dolphin populations from Romanian Black Sea area in conformity with the objectives of the „National Action Plan for Conservation of Dolphins” and „Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area”, with finance from European Union true the Sectorial Operational Programme – Environment, NGO "Mare Nostrum” started a series of activities in partenership with National Institute for Marine Research and Development "Grigore Antipa” Constanța, Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority, National Agency for Fishing and Aquaculture, Natural Science Museum Complex "Dolphinarium” Constanța, Border Police Inspectorate of Constanța County.Among these activities we will present in the following study the situation of strandings and by-catch of dolphins in the Romanian costal waters during 2010 and 2011. The datas were collected from the entire Romanian coast, from Sulina to Vama Veche. During the study more than 100 expeditions were done by land and water along the coast. Data collected recorded over 140 dead cetaceans and 1 alive; the maine cause of this mortality was due to drowning in the fishing nets. To reduce the number of bycatched dolphins we are studing the effect of pingers (ADD/Acustic deterent devices) on cetaceans and fishes. In this order data were collected from five fishing units (Sulina, Vadu, Corbu, Midia, Costinești) equipped with these technologies. This measure of protecting the dolphins from the fishing nets is proposed also in ACCOBAMS. Purpose: Collecting data regarding sightings of the Black Sea cetacean at the Romanian coast. Supplemental information: [UPDATE] 2016 data were added on 2017-02-08 [UPDATE] 2015 data were added on 2016-03-03 [UPDATE] 2014 data were added on 2015-01-27 [UPDATE] 2013 data were added on 2014-02-26 [UPDATE] 2012 data were added on 2013-02-27 Observations were made from shore. Supplemental boat-based observations are abailable: Cetaceans along Romanian Black Sea Coast by boat 2010-2011 Additional references: Romulus-Marian PAIU, Manuela Diana SAMARGIU, Mihaela CÂNDEA, Eugen ANTON. 2011. New data on bycatch and strandings of the Black Sea cetacean situation in the Romanian coast, and measures to limit bycatch deaths/fatalities. Book of abstracts at the Annual Zoological Congres of. 97

Citation: Paiu, M. 2016. Cetaceans sightings from shore 2010-2016. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/833) on yyyy-mm-dd.

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