Research project data
Research subject/title:
Distribution and abundance of cetaceans in the Strait of Messina
Project coordinator / institution in charge:
ACCOBAMS Priority number (VIEW):
Project description:
Project is funded to Tethys Research Institute by company involved in the potential building of a bridge across the Strait. The study involves: (a) 144 days of survey in one year to determine distribution, use of habitat and group size of the different species observed; (b) four line-transect surveys in a year (one per season) to assess population sizes of cetacean species observed.
Species:
- Tursiops truncatus
- Stenella coeruleoalba
- Physeter macrocephalus
- Grampus griseus
- Balaenoptera physalus
Study area:
Strait of Messina and adjacent waters
Geographic Area:
ACCOBAMS subregion:
- Western Mediterranean and Contiguous Atlantic Area
Year beginning: 2005Year end: 2006
Ongoing project:
YesMain research platform/facility:
Principal investigator:
Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara
Investigator email:
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Project team:
Simone Panigada, Margherita Zanardelli, Giovanna Pesante, Marina Costa, Federico Bendinoni, Stefano Agazzi
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