Marine mammal surveys in Dutch waters in 2014

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    Abstract

    In July 2014 aerial surveys to estimate the abundance of Harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena on the Dutch Continental Shelf were conducted. In total, 229 sightings of 273 individual Harbour Porpoises were collected. Porpoise densities varied between 0.37-3.08 animals/km² in the (four) different areas. The overall density on the entire Dutch Continental Shelf was 1.29 animals/km².
    Original languageEnglish
    Place of PublicationDen Burg
    PublisherIMARES
    Number of pages19
    Publication statusPublished - 2014

    Publication series

    NameReport / IMARES Wageningen UR
    PublisherIMARES
    No.C180/14

    Keywords

    • marine mammals
    • aerial surveys
    • monitoring
    • north sea

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