Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my coauthors, I am pleased to share with you Associació Cetàcea's most recent publication:
Oriol Giralt Paradell, Silvia Junca, Ricard Marcos, Anna Conde Gimenez, Joan Gimenez, Encounter rate and relative abundance of eight cetaceans off the central Catalan coast (Northwestern Mediterranean sea), Marine Environmental Research, 191, 106166 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106166. Abstract: This study provides information on cetacean occurrence in the central Catalan coast (NE Iberian Peninsula), an area characterised by an underwater canyon system. Encounter rates (ER), relative abundances (RA) and seasonality were assessed for eight species. This information was combined with physiographic features of the seafloor to understand their influence on cetacean distribution. Data were collected along 189 surveys from January 2017 to December 2022. In total, 479 sightings of eight species of cetaceans were recorded. Striped, bottlenose and Risso's dolphins and fin whales were the most frequently sighted. ER and RA were similar or higher than in other areas of the Mediterranean Sea. Species were distributed differently according to physiographic features: bottlenose dolphins in coastal waters and Risso's dolphins and fin whales above the Garraf underwater canyon system. These results highlight the importance of the central Catalan coast, particularly the underwater canyon system, for at least four species of cetaceans. The article can be freely accessed for a limited time using this link: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1hkShW5UJNpz1 Do not hesitate to contact us for a copy of the article at rece...@associaciocetacea.org Best regards, Oriol Giralt
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