First records of Mesoplodon europaeus (Gervais, 1855), Gervais’ Beaked Whale (Cetacea, Ziphiidae, Mesoplodon), and other beaked whales in Suriname, South America

Marijke N. de Boer; Michiel van den Bergh; Monique Pool; Tomas Willems

doi:10.15560/19.2.209

First records of Mesoplodon europaeus (Gervais, 1855), Gervais’ Beaked Whale (Cetacea, Ziphiidae, Mesoplodon), and other beaked whales in Suriname, South America

Marijke N. de Boer^*, Michiel van den Bergh, Monique Pool, Tomas Willems

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A group of Mesoplodon europaeus (Gervais, 1885), Gervais’ Beaked Whales, were recorded along the Demerara Plateau (Suriname) at depths of 2,300 and 2,700 m. These are the first records of the species within the Guiana Basin. The Demerara Plateau may well offer an important habitat for deep-diving beaked whales, but further research is needed. We emphasize that, in light of a recent increase in oil and gas exploitation activities, there is an urgency to develop effective regionally and nationally specific conservation measures for whales in Suriname.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	209-214
Number of pages	6
Journal	Check List
Volume	19
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.15560/19.2.209
Publication status	Published - 2023

Keywords

Cetacean
conservation
Demerara Plateau
Guiana basin
marine spatial planning
megafauna survey
wider Caribbean region

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First records of Mesoplodon europaeus (Gervais, 1855), Gervais’ Beaked Whale (Cetacea, Ziphiidae, Mesoplodon), and other beaked whales in Suriname, South America

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