Research project data

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Research subject/title:
Monitoring of whale-watching in French Mediteranean Sea

Project coordinator / institution in charge:
Pascal MAYOL / Souffleurs d'Ecume (for the French part of Pelagos Sanctuary)

ACCOBAMS Priority number (VIEW):
1

Project description:
In 2005, we carried out the first diagnosis of the whale-watching activity in the French Mediteranean Sea. A database (soci-economical and ecological aspects) was created and must to be updtade regulary (every two years) to monotoring and manage the activity.

Species:

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• Tursiops truncatus
• Stenella coeruleoalba
• Physeter macrocephalus
• Grampus griseus
• Globicephala melas
• Balaenoptera physalus

Study area:

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French Mediteranean Sea

Geographic Area:

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• Ligurian Sea
• Gibraltar Strait

ACCOBAMS subregion:

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• Eastern Mediterranean

Year beginning: 2004Year end: 0000

Ongoing project:

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Yes

Main research platform/facility:

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Principal investigator:

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Pascal MAYOL

Investigator email:

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Project team:

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Pascal MAYOL
Pierre BEAUBRUN
Franl DHERMAIN
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