The oceans contain the most biologically diverse ecosystems on earth, yet in comparison to
terrestrial systems, our understanding and protection of these habitats and their species is …

Monitoring and assessing marine biodiversity relies upon adequate and accurate
knowledge of population and distribution patterns of ecologically important species …

Although the coastal common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus is under legal
protection, this species is threatened by bycatch and direct hunting along the Peruvian …

Policy-making to protect threatened species implies dealing with uncertainty and ignorance.
Conservation management of the Eastern gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) population …

Whale-watching tourism has been growing in recent years in Praia do Forte, northeastern
Brazil and to manage this activity in a sustainable manner it is important to determine its …

Here, we report the first sighting records of Bryde's whales in Nicaragua. Four sightings were
made in 2022 during boat-based surveys off the southwestern coast of Nicaragua. Photo …

Abstract limited. Our results revealed a shift in the public attitude towards cetaceans, with the
majority of Since prehistoric times, cetaceans have been people exhibiting a positive attitude …

Given limited funding and increasing pressures on our natural resources it is becoming ever
more critical that science be directed at improving our understanding and management of …

Abstract The International Whaling Commission's (IWC) Scientific Committee provides
important advice to the IWC on a large variety of cetacean species, sub-species and …