Interactions between fishing and dolphins can be detrimental, since on one hand dolphins
can be lethally entangled by nets and trawls, and on the other dolphins can predate fish …

Vessel noise is a primary driver of behavioural disturbance in cetaceans, which are targeted
during whale-watch activities. Despite the growing, global effort for implementing best …

Fluctuations in aggressive behavior of group‐living species can reflect social conflict and
competition for resources faced by individuals throughout their lifespan and can negatively …

Simple Summary Herpesviruses (HVs) are a large family of DNA viruses infecting animals
(including insects and mollusks) and humans. Cetaceans can be also infected by HVs …

A retrospective survey for detecting the cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) was carried out in
beaked whales (BWs) stranded in the Canary Islands (1999–2017). CeMV is responsible for …

In contrast to the abundance of research on marine debris, terrestrial anthropogenic litter
and its impacts are largely lacking scientific attention. Therefore, the main objective of the …

The Cetacean Migration Corridor is an important marine protected area for cetacean species
in the Western Mediterranean, and part of its waters constitute the main fishing grounds for …

The prevalence of small cetacean (including dolphins, porpoises and small odontocete
whales) bycatch in fisheries worldwide remains an ongoing conservation and welfare …

A complete postmortem examination, including a computed tomography scan
“virtopsy”(virtual necropsy), gross necropsy, cytology, histology, and molecular diagnostics …

Cetacean ecology has been poorly studied in the Shanghai-Zhejiang waters of East China
Sea, seriously hindering appropriate local conservation practices. Here stranding records …