When Sardines Disappear: Tracking Common Dolphin, Delphinus delphis, Distribution Responses Along the Western Iberian Coast [PDF]
AnimalsThe common dolphin, Delphinus delphis, is the most abundant cetacean species along the western Iberian Peninsula and faces many anthropogenic threats, with bycatch being the most impactful.
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Estimating common dolphin bycatch in the pole-and-line tuna fishery in the Azores [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Small-scale artisanal fisheries can have a significant negative impact in cetacean populations. Cetacean bycatch has been documented in the pole-and-line tuna fishery in the Azores with common dolphins being the species more frequently taken.
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First Report of a Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) Feeding Alongside Indo‐Pacific Humpback Dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in the Beibuwan Gulf, China [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionResearch on mixed‐species groups of cetaceans has increased worldwide in recent decades; however, their drivers are not well understood. Although the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) do not form a ...
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Common dolphin whistle responses to experimental mid-frequency sonar. [PDF]
PLoS ONEOceanic delphinids that occur in and around Navy operational areas are regularly exposed to intense military sonar broadcast within the frequency range of their hearing. However, empirically measuring the impact of sonar on the behavior of highly social,
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Seasonal and inter-annual dynamics in the energy seascapes of a marine top predator [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceEcosystems are undergoing global changes that disrupt energy transfer across trophic levels, reducing energy availability and destabilizing predator–prey interactions.
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Stable isotope ecology and interspecific dietary overlap among dolphins in the Northeast Atlantic
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 Dolphins are mobile apex marine predators. Over the past three decades, warm-water adapted dolphin species (short-beaked common and striped) have expanded their ranges northward and become increasingly abundant in British waters.
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Oceans, 2022 The semi-enclosed environment of the St Vincent Gulf Bioregion and its fauna are impacted by many human activities. Long-term monitoring of cetaceans is vital. Records of collected specimens (173) and those not examined by the South Australian Museum (98
Ikuko Tomo, Catherine M. Kemper
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Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) bycatch in New Zealand commercial trawl fisheries. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Marine mammals are regularly reported as bycatch in commercial and artisanal fisheries, but data are often insufficient to allow assessment of these incidental mortalities.
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 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 Valencia region (East Spain) fishing fleet.
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Development of a Bionic Dolphin Flexible Tail Experimental Device Driven by a Steering Gear
Actuators, 2021 In order to study the mechanism of the tail swing of the bionic dolphin, a flexible tail experimental device based on a steering engine was developed.
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