Distribution patterns of marine megafauna density in the Mediterranean Sea assessed through the ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative (ASI)

A Cañadas, N Pierantonio, H Araujo, L David… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative (ASI) is the first synoptic large-scale survey of the entire
ACCOBAMS Area and as such it plays a key role in filling the current gaps in our biological …

Acoustic estimates of sperm whale abundance in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative

O Boisseau, J Reid, C Ryan, A Moscrop… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Acoustic surveys for sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) were conducted in the
Mediterranean Sea in summer 2018 as part of the vessel-based component of the …

PelaSIG, a QGIS plugin for marine megafauna census: application to the aerial ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative dataset

M Nivière, A Blanchard, O Jraifi… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The distribution of wild animals and their monitoring over large areas raises many logistical
and technical difficulties that hinder the collection of observation data. The use of …

Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus Historical Sightings and Strandings, Ship Strikes, Breeding Areas and Other Threats in the Mediterranean Sea: A Review (1624 …

R Espada, A Camacho-Sánchez, L Olaya-Ponzone… - Environments, 2024 - mdpi.com
A review of the last 399 years (1624–2023) on fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in the
Mediterranean Sea was conducted, based on an extensive compilation of records published …

Evaluation of the exposure of the Mediterranean biodiversity to marine litter: the ASI–plastic busters MPAs projects connection

M Perna, C Brandini, M Bendoni, C Lapucci… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
A number of marine species in the Mediterranean are threatened by the presence of several
pressure factors, which include climate change, collisions with vessels, entanglement and …

Density and abundance estimates of cetaceans in the Black Sea through aerial surveys (ASI/CeNoBS)

RM Paiu, A Cañadas, A Dede, G Meshkova… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Population abundance is amongst the most basic and crucial parameters for the
assessment of conservation status of any species. Three species of odontocetes, all …

Threatened cetaceans off the coast of Israel and long‐range movement of a sperm whale

KF Thompson, J Gordon, T Webber… - Aquatic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Research in the western Mediterranean has shown that sperm (Physeter macrocephalus)
and Cuvier's beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) are present as small, globally distinct …

Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals: From Tarifa to Sanremo

G Notarbartolo di Sciara - Sailing Across a Wounded Sea, 2024 - Springer
Before pointing Pontoporia's bow east again towards home, I made a brief foray into the
Atlantic Ocean in the hope of encountering orcas. A successive conversation with local …