Dear Marmammer's,
On behalf of my co-authors, I'm delighted to share our new paper reviewing 
small cetacean hunts in Greenland.
Dolman, S.J., Hodgins, N.K. and Ugarte, F., 2024. A review of small cetacean 
hunts in Greenland. Marine Policy, 170, p.106401.
Seven odontocete species are targeted by hunters in Greenland. Beluga 
(Delphinapterus leucas) and narwhal (Monodon monoceros) are hunted under annual 
quotas. Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus), white beaked 
dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris), harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), 
killer whale (Orcinus orca) and long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) 
are hunted without quotas. From 1993–2023, 109, 645 small cetaceans have been 
recorded in the North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO) catch database 
as hunted in Greenland. The hunt follows the scientific advice in 3 out of 25 
populations considered: the hunt is higher than the advice for 12 and there has 
been no assessment or advice for 10. Population trends are unknown for 14 
populations, while numbers are stable or increasing in 6 and decreasing in 4. 
One population has been extirpated by hunting. Catches of all small cetaceans 
have increased since data records are available, including for narwhal and 
beluga since quotas have been in place. In some cases, insufficient monitoring 
and inaccurate reporting occur and there is a lack of data to assess struck and 
lost rates and times to death. Narwhals are experiencing significant declines 
in abundance due to hunting, particularly in East Greenland, where recovery may 
be compromised. To ensure the protection of small cetaceans in Greenland, 
management is required for all hunts, consistent with international 
conservation management recommendations. Measures should ensure sustainability, 
include stuck and lost and additional anthropogenic threats, be precautionary, 
based upon up-to-date knowledge of population status and trends and consider 
welfare aspects and recovery rates.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308597X24003993
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A review of small cetacean hunts in 
Greenland<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308597X24003993>
Seven odontocete species are targeted by hunters in Greenland. Beluga 
(Delphinapterus leucas) and narwhal (Monodon monoceros) are hunted under annual 
…
www.sciencedirect.com

Thanks,
  Sarah, Nicola and Fernando.


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