Cetacean abundance and distribution in European Atlantic shelf waters to inform conservation and management

P.S. Hammond; K. Macleod; P. Berggren; M.F. Leopold; M. Scheidat

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2013.04.010

Cetacean abundance and distribution in European Atlantic shelf waters to inform conservation and management

P.S. Hammond, K. Macleod, P. Berggren, M.F. Leopold, M. Scheidat

Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management

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Abstract

The European Union (EU) Habitats Directive requires Member States to monitor and maintain at favourable conservation status those species identified to be in need of protection, including all cetaceans. In July 2005 we surveyed the entire EU Atlantic continental shelf to generate robust estimates of abundance for harbour porpoise and other cetacean species. The survey used line transect sampling methods and purpose built data collection equipment designed to minimise bias in estimates of abundance. Shipboard transects covered 19,725 km in sea conditions

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	107-122
Journal	Biological Conservation
Volume	164
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2013.04.010
Publication status	Published - 2013

Keywords

Bottlenose dolphin
Bycatch
Common dolphin
Conservation status
Habitats Directive
Harbour porpoise
Line transect sampling
Minke whale
North Sea
SCANS
White-beaked dolphin

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Cetacean abundance and distribution in European Atlantic shelf waters to inform conservation and management

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