Assessment of the bycatch level for the Black Sea harbour porpoise in the light of new data on population abundance

D Popov, G Meshkova, K Vishnyakova… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Incidental catch in fishing gear (often known as bycatch) is a major mortality factor for the
Black Sea harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena relicta), an endemic subspecies listed as …

The use of social media in assessing the impact of war on cetaceans

E Węgrzyn, I Rusev, N Tańska… - Biology …, 2023‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
War has always brought millions of silent non-human victims but the scale of this suffering is
often either unknown, neglected or difficult to quantify. Further, the complexities associated …

[HTML][HTML] The WhaleReport Alert System: Mitigating threats to whales with citizen science

JL Scott, C Birdsall, CV Robinson, L Dares… - Biological …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Ship strikes are a pervasive threat to cetaceans globally. Real-time observations of
cetaceans reported by citizen scientists unlock an opportunity to develop ship strike …

Seasonal abundance estimates of cetaceans in the southern Black Sea (Sinop), Türkiye

U Özsandıkçı, S Özdemir - Marine Mammal Science, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
The availability of reliable information on the abundance and distribution of threatened
species is fundamental to evaluating their conservation status and taking the necessary …

[PDF][PDF] Local Abundance and Distribution of Phocoenidae and Delphinidae Families in the Territorial Waters of Romania

RM Paiu, C Timofte, AI Paiu… - Revista Cercetări …, 2021‏ - marine-research-journal.org
The vulnerability of the ecosystem, and mostly the Black Sea marine ecosystem, to human
pressures is advisable to be assessed through indicators. Either we are speaking about …