Cetacean mortality along the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast during 2017
Journal Title: ZooNotes - Year 2018, Vol 134, Issue
Abstract
The present study provides information on the stranding of cetaceans along the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast during 2017. Observations were made trough covering transects along the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. A total of 198 cetaceans of three species were found - Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), and Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis). The most numerous were the harbor porpoise - 48% followed by the bottlenose dolphin - 15% and common dolphin - 8%. The most significant number of strandings was observed during July and August (54% of all cases). Cetacean strandings events were relatively highly concentrated in the area of Shabla, Varna and Pomorie.
Authors and Affiliations
VIOLETA EVTIMOVA, DIMITAR PARVANOV, ATANAS GROZDANOV, KRASTIO DIMITROV, FERIHA TSERKOVA, STOYAN YORDANOV, YANA VELINA, ELICA PETROVA, VENTSESLAV DELOV
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