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- Title
Two sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) sightings in Cyprus from social media.
- Authors
Snape, Robin Thomas Ernest; Çiçek, Burak Ali; Hadjioannou, Louis; Öztürk, Ayaka Amaha; Beton, Damla
- Abstract
We report on two sightings of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) off eastern Cyprus, in the Eastern Mediterranean, reported through social media. The records are of relevance because there is a paucity of information for this endangered population in Cyprus waters, these being the first published direct observations. One is of a solitary male and another of a social unit. Human threats to the species such as anthropogenic noise and plastic debris are significant and growing. Long-term systematic surveys are called for, to better understand the ecology of the species in Cyprus waters, while opportunities for better reporting of deep-diving cetaceans are discussed. Marine development and resource exploitation projects must be appropriately assessed and their impacts on deep diving cetaceans mitigated.
- Subjects
CYPRUS; SPERM whale; SOCIAL media; PLASTIC scrap; RESOURCE exploitation; MARINE resources; CETACEA
- Publication
Journal of the Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment, 2020, Vol 26, Issue 2, p238
- ISSN
1304-9550
- Publication type
Article