European Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises: Marine Mammal Conservation in Practice presents an intimate view of the workings of international conservation agreements to protect marine mammals, detailing achievements over the last 25 years, identifying weaknesses and making recommendations that governments, scientists, marine stakeholders and the public can take to improve conservation efforts. The book is written by an experienced marine mammal scientist and award-winning conservationist, providing a unique synthesis on their status, distribution and ecology. In addition, it presents information on various conservation threats, including fisheries by catch, contaminants, noise disturbance, plastic ingestion and climate change.
This comprehensive resource will appeal to marine mammal conservationists and researchers, as well as environmental and wildlife practitioners at all levels.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of contributors - p. ix 6. Foreword - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Acknowledgements - p. xv 9. Chapter 1. History of the ASCOBANS agreement - p. 1 10. Chapter 2. Conservation agreements for the protection of whales, dolphins and porpoises - p. 25 11. Chapter 3. Regional review of cetaceans in Northwest Europe - p. 45 12. Chapter 4. Systematic list of European cetacean species - p. 73 13. Abstract - p. 73 14. Family Phocoenidae (porpoises) - p. 73 15. Family Delphinidae - p. 77 16. Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis - p. 77 17. Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus - p. 79 18. Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis - p. 84 19. Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba - p. 86 20. Common dolphin Delphinus delphis - p. 88 21. Fraser’s dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei - p. 92 22. White-beaked dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris - p. 94 23. Atlantic white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus - p. 96 24. Risso’s dolphin Grampus griseus - p. 99 25. Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra - p. 102 26. Pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata - p. 103 27. False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens - p. 104 28. Killer whale or orca Orcinus orca - p. 105 29. Long-finned pilot whale Globicephala melas - p. 107 30. Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus - p. 110 31. Family Monodontidae - p. 112 32. Narwhal Monodon monoceros - p. 112 33. Beluga or white whale Delphinapterus leucas - p. 113 34. Family Ziphiidae - p. 114 35. Cuvier’s beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris - p. 114 36. Northern bottlenose whale Hyperoodon ampullatus - p. 117 37. True’s beaked whale Mesoplodon mirus - p. 121 38. Gervais’ beaked whale Mesoplodon europaeus - p. 123 39. Sowerby’s beaked whale Mesoplodon bidens - p. 124 40. Gray’s beaked whale Mesoplodon grayi - p. 126 41. Blainville’s beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris - p. 126 42. Family Kogiidae - p. 128 43. Pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps - p. 128 44. Dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima - p. 129 45. Family Physeteridae - p. 131 46. Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus - p. 131 47. INFRAORDER Mysticeti, the baleen whales - p. 135 48. North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis - p. 135 49. Bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus - p. 137 50. Family Balaenopteridae (rorquals) - p. 139 51. Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae - p. 139 52. Common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata - p. 142 53. Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis - p. 146 54. Bryde’s whale Balaenoptera brydei - p. 149 55. Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus - p. 151 56. Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus - p. 154 57. Chapter 5. Conservation threats - p. 159 58. Chapter 6. Conservation research - p. 203 59. Chapter 7. Conservation actions - p. 237 60. Chapter 8. Focus on the future - p. 277 61. Appendix. Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas - p. 295 62. Index - p. 301
European Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises: Marine Mammal Conservation in Practice presents an intimate view of the workings of international conservation agreements to protect marine mammals, detailing achievements over the last 25 years, identifying weaknesses and making recommendations that governments, scientists, marine stakeholders and the public can take to improve conservation efforts. The book is written by an experienced marine mammal scientist and award-winning conservationist, providing a unique synthesis on their status, distribution and ecology. In addition, it presents information on various conservation threats, including fisheries by catch, contaminants, noise disturbance, plastic ingestion and climate change.
This comprehensive resource will appeal to marine mammal conservationists and researchers, as well as environmental and wildlife practitioners at all levels.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of contributors - p. ix 6. Foreword - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Acknowledgements - p. xv 9. Chapter 1. History of the ASCOBANS agreement - p. 1 10. Chapter 2. Conservation agreements for the protection of whales, dolphins and porpoises - p. 25 11. Chapter 3. Regional review of cetaceans in Northwest Europe - p. 45 12. Chapter 4. Systematic list of European cetacean species - p. 73 13. Abstract - p. 73 14. Family Phocoenidae (porpoises) - p. 73 15. Family Delphinidae - p. 77 16. Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis - p. 77 17. Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus - p. 79 18. Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis - p. 84 19. Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba - p. 86 20. Common dolphin Delphinus delphis - p. 88 21. Fraser’s dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei - p. 92 22. White-beaked dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris - p. 94 23. Atlantic white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus - p. 96 24. Risso’s dolphin Grampus griseus - p. 99 25. Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra - p. 102 26. Pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata - p. 103 27. False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens - p. 104 28. Killer whale or orca Orcinus orca - p. 105 29. Long-finned pilot whale Globicephala melas - p. 107 30. Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus - p. 110 31. Family Monodontidae - p. 112 32. Narwhal Monodon monoceros - p. 112 33. Beluga or white whale Delphinapterus leucas - p. 113 34. Family Ziphiidae - p. 114 35. Cuvier’s beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris - p. 114 36. Northern bottlenose whale Hyperoodon ampullatus - p. 117 37. True’s beaked whale Mesoplodon mirus - p. 121 38. Gervais’ beaked whale Mesoplodon europaeus - p. 123 39. Sowerby’s beaked whale Mesoplodon bidens - p. 124 40. Gray’s beaked whale Mesoplodon grayi - p. 126 41. Blainville’s beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris - p. 126 42. Family Kogiidae - p. 128 43. Pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps - p. 128 44. Dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima - p. 129 45. Family Physeteridae - p. 131 46. Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus - p. 131 47. INFRAORDER Mysticeti, the baleen whales - p. 135 48. North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis - p. 135 49. Bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus - p. 137 50. Family Balaenopteridae (rorquals) - p. 139 51. Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae - p. 139 52. Common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata - p. 142 53. Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis - p. 146 54. Bryde’s whale Balaenoptera brydei - p. 149 55. Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus - p. 151 56. Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus - p. 154 57. Chapter 5. Conservation threats - p. 159 58. Chapter 6. Conservation research - p. 203 59. Chapter 7. Conservation actions - p. 237 60. Chapter 8. Focus on the future - p. 277 61. Appendix. Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas - p. 295 62. Index - p. 301
