The ecology and status of Risso's dolphins Grampus griseus worldwide are poorly known. In
the Mediterranean Sea, modern field studies of cetaceans only began in the late 1980s and …

Under the 1994 amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), the National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) are …

Direct fisheries interactions pose a serious threat to the conservation of many populations
and some species of marine mammals. The most acute problem is bycatch, unintended …

Executive summary A highly unusual event involving the longrterm displacement and mass
stranding of approximately 100 melonrheaded whales (Peponocephala electra) occurred in …

We assessed scientists' ability to detect declines of marine mammal stocks based on recent
levels of survey effort, when the actual decline is precipitous. We defined a precipitous …

Ecological relationships of krill and whales have not been explored in the Western Antarctic
Peninsula (WAP), and have only rarely been studied elsewhere in the Southern Ocean. In …

Large‐bodied animals such as baleen whales can now be detected with very high
resolution (VHR) satellite imagery, allowing for scientific studies of whales in remote and …

Knowledge of abundance, trends and distribution of cetacean populations is needed to
inform marine conservation efforts, ecosystem models and spatial planning. We compiled a …

As awareness of the effects of anthropogenic noise on marine mammals has grown,
research has broadened from evaluating physiological responses, including injury and …

Despite their world‐wide distribution throughout the tropics and subtropics, false killer
whales (Pseudorca crassidens) are one of the lesser‐known large odontocetes. Genetic …