Re: [MARMAM] New publication on Genetic investigation of Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris, along the coast of Türkiye and Northern Cyprus, based on mtDNA
Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you that the new paper on genetic investigation of Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris, along the coast of Türkiye and Northern Cyprus, based on mtDNA sequences has been published in the Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom as open access. Tonay, A.M., Karaman, K., Dede, A., Danyer, E., Danyer Aytemiz I., Uzun B., Taşkaya, İ., Deval, C., Öztürk Amaha, A., Bilgin, R. 2024. Genetic investigation of Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris, along the coast of Türkiye and Northern Cyprus, based on mtDNA sequences. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 104, e14 You can view the article at: <https://doi.org/10.1017/S002531542479> https://doi.org/10.1017/S002531542479 Abstract The Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris, is a cosmopolitan species and the only beaked whale species commonly found in the Mediterranean Sea. Five strandings of Cuvier's beaked whale were reported along the Aegean/Mediterranean Seas coasts of Türkiye and northern coast of Cyprus in 2016-2017. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region (430-444 bp) and cytochrome b (cytb) (382-424 bp) sequences each revealed two different haplotypes (four out of five individuals had the same haplotype for each locus) on these stranded animals. The control region haplotypes were identical to two previously identified haplotypes from the Ionian (Greece) and Adriatic (Croatia) Seas. Only one of the cytb haplotypes had previously been described from the Adriatic Sea (Italy) and the other one was detected for the first time. In a comparison of these haplotypes with Cuvier's beaked whale haplotypes previously reported from outside the Mediterranean Sea, the Mediterranean subpopulation shows genetic differentiation based upon the presence of two unique haplotypes. Additional mtDNA sequences from the Mediterranean Sea are needed for a better understanding of the genetic population structure of this species and to elaborate more concrete conservation measures. Regards Arda Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, Istanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Kalenderhane Mah. Onaltı Mart Şehitleri Cad. No: 2 Fatih 34134 İstanbul, Türkiye Tel: +90 212 440 /20159 Fax: +90 212 440 0232 ato...@istanbul.edu.tr <mailto:ato...@istanbul.edu.tr> http://subilimleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, 34820 İstanbul, Türkiye Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 -- *Yasal Uyarı:* Bu elektronik posta, **buradan* <https://bilgiislem.istanbul.edu.tr/tr/duyuru/e-posta-yasal-uyari-e-mail-disclaimer-6400760071002D0059004B0075004A0039007400480039007900700046006200610041004F003200370077003200> *ulaşabileceğiniz Koşul ve Şartlara tabidir. *Disclaimer: *This email is subject to the Terms and Conditions available *here.* <https://bilgiislem.istanbul.edu.tr/tr/duyuru/e-posta-yasal-uyari-e-mail-disclaimer-6400760071002D0059004B0075004A0039007400480039007900700046006200610041004F003200370077003200> ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] New publication on plastic lure ingestion by rough-toothed dolphin in Cyprus
Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you that the new paper on plastic lure ingestion by rough-toothed dolphin in Cyprus has been published in the J. Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment. Çanakcı, T., Özden, Ö., Fuller, W., Erkol, I.L., Tonay, A.M. 2023. Plastic lure ingestion by rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis stranded on the northern coast of Cyprus. J. Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment 29(1): 127-134 https://blackmeditjournal.org/volumes-archive/vol-29-2023/vol-29-2023-no-1/p lastic-lure-ingestion-by-rough-toothed-dolphin-steno-bredanensis-stranded-on -the-northern-coast-of-cyprus/ Abstract Information on the distribution of the rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis (G. Cuvier in Lesson, 1828), in the Mediterranean Basin is limited but has been reported as a regular species, likely to occur throughout the offshore waters of the Ionian/Levantine areas. This study reported plastic lures from the stomach content of a stranded individual in Sadrazamköy (Livera) on the northern coast of Cyprus. Pdf requests can be sent to ato...@istanbul.edu.tr <mailto:ato...@istanbul.edu.tr> Regards Arda Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, Istanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Kalenderhane Mah. Onaltı Mart Şehitleri Cad. No: 2 Fatih 34134 İstanbul, Türkiye Tel: +90 212 440 /20159 Fax: +90 212 440 0232 ato...@istanbul.edu.tr http://subilimleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, 34820 İstanbul, Türkiye Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 -- *Yasal Uyarı:* Bu elektronik posta, **buradan* <https://bilgiislem.istanbul.edu.tr/tr/duyuru/e-posta-yasal-uyari-e-mail-disclaimer-6400760071002D0059004B0075004A0039007400480039007900700046006200610041004F003200370077003200> *ulaşabileceğiniz Koşul ve Şartlara tabidir. *Disclaimer: *This email is subject to the Terms and Conditions available *here.* <https://bilgiislem.istanbul.edu.tr/tr/duyuru/e-posta-yasal-uyari-e-mail-disclaimer-6400760071002D0059004B0075004A0039007400480039007900700046006200610041004F003200370077003200> ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] Cuvier's beaked whale mass stranding in Cyprus, Mediterranean Sea
Dear All, We would like to inform you that there have been Cuvier's beaked whale mass stranding in Cyprus, Mediterranean Sea in the past weeks. On February 9-13, 2023, a total of 12 beaked whales were stranded, seven in southern and five in northern part of Cyprus. Most were dead when they were found, but some were alive, however, despite all efforts, none of the stranded whales survived. According to the preliminary results of the gross necropsy made on five whales on the north, it is assumed that they had died due to gas embolism caused by acoustic trauma. According to NAVTEX data, there were planned navy exercises with firing across large areas in the eastern, southern and western parts of the island on the days when whales stranded. All countries should cease their planned/unplanned naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean, as there are concerns about the increase in stranding events. For more info, please find the report in the link: https://bit.ly/cuvierEN Best wishes Arda Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, Istanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Kalenderhane Mah. Onaltı Mart Şehitleri Cad. No: 2 Fatih 34134 İstanbul, Türkiye Tel: +90 212 440 /20159 Fax: +90 212 440 0232 ato...@istanbul.edu.tr http://subilimleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, 34820 İstanbul, Türkiye Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 -- *Yasal Uyarı:* Bu elektronik posta, **buradan* <https://bilgiislem.istanbul.edu.tr/tr/duyuru/e-posta-yasal-uyari-e-mail-disclaimer-6400760071002D0059004B0075004A0039007400480039007900700046006200610041004F003200370077003200> *ulaşabileceğiniz Koşul ve Şartlara tabidir. *Disclaimer: *This email is subject to the Terms and Conditions available *here.* <https://bilgiislem.istanbul.edu.tr/tr/duyuru/e-posta-yasal-uyari-e-mail-disclaimer-6400760071002D0059004B0075004A0039007400480039007900700046006200610041004F003200370077003200> ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] New publication on Cetacean sightings in the Finike (Anaximander) Seamounts area and adjacent waters
Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you that the new paper on Cetacean sightings in the Finike (Anaximander) Seamounts area and adjacent waters has been published in the Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment. The pdf copy is available online via the following link. Dede, A., Öztürk Ayaka, A., Tonay, A.M., Özsandıkçı, U., Gönülal, O., Öztürk, B. 2022. Cetacean sightings in the Finike Seamounts area and adjacent waters during the surveys in 2021. J. Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment 28(2): 221-239. https://blackmeditjournal.org/volumes-archive/vol-28-2022/vol-28-2022-no-2/c etacean-sightings-in-the-finike-seamounts-area-and-adjacent-waters-during-th e-surveys-in-2021/ Abstract The Finike Seamounts (Anaximander) was declared as the "Finike Seamounts Special Environmental Protection Area (SEPA)" by Republic of Türkiye in 2013. In order to determine the presence of cetaceans living in the region and its adjacent waters, visual observations were carried out with the standard line transect method as well as passive acoustic recordings at 21 stations in two boat surveys in spring and autumn 2021. A total of 1621 nautical miles were covered in both surveys. Sperm whales were detected visually and acoustically. Other deep-diving species, Cuvier's beaked whale, was observed once, as well as delphinid species, such as the striped dolphins (two groups) and bottlenose dolphins (7 groups). Delphinids were also detected acoustically in 8 stations. Although the surveys were made only in two seasons in one year, it was shown that the cetaceans use the surveyed area and their presence must be taken into consideration in the management of the Finike Seamounts SEPA. Alternatively, pdf requests can be sent to ato...@istanbul.edu.tr <mailto:ato...@istanbul.edu.tr> Regards, Arda Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, Istanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Kalenderhane Mah. Onaltı Mart Şehitleri Cad. No: 2 Fatih 34134 İstanbul, Türkiye Tel: +90 212 455 5700/16459 Fax: +90 212 514 0379 ato...@istanbul.edu.tr http://subilimleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, 34820 İstanbul, Türkiye Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 -- *Yasal Uyarı:* Bu elektronik posta, **buradan* <https://bilgiislem.istanbul.edu.tr/tr/duyuru/e-posta-yasal-uyari-e-mail-disclaimer-6400760071002D0059004B0075004A0039007400480039007900700046006200610041004F003200370077003200> *ulaşabileceğiniz Koşul ve Şartlara tabidir. *Disclaimer: *This email is subject to the Terms and Conditions available *here.* <https://bilgiislem.istanbul.edu.tr/tr/duyuru/e-posta-yasal-uyari-e-mail-disclaimer-6400760071002D0059004B0075004A0039007400480039007900700046006200610041004F003200370077003200> ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] New publication on stranding records of sperm whale on the Turkish coast in 2019-2020 with a note on the opportunistic sampling of stomach content
Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you that the new paper on stranding records of sperm whale on the Turkish coast in 2019-2020 with a note on the opportunistic sampling of stomach content has been published in the Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment. The pdf copy is available online via the following link. Tonay, A.M., Öztürk Ayaka, A., Salman, A., Dede, A., Danyer Aytemiz, I., Danyer, E., Öztürk, B. 2021. Stranding records of sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) on the Turkish coast in 2019-2020 with a note on the opportunistic sampling of stomach content. J. Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment 27(3): 281-293. https://blackmeditjournal.org/volumes-archive/vol-27-2021/vol-27-2021-no-3/stranding-records-of-sperm-whale-physeter-macrocephalus-on-the-turkish-coast-in-2019-2020-with-a-note-on-the-opportunistic-sampling-of-stomach-content/ Abstract Three sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) strandings are reported from the Turkish Mediterranean coast between 2019 and 2020. The first individual was a juvenile found in July 2019 near Fethiye, in the west. The second individual, a neonate, stranded in Adana in the east, on 10 August 2020. The third case, a sub-adult/adult, stranded on the beach of Antalya, in the west on 14 August 2020. It was buried on the beach and excavated about two months later. During the excavation, a hard plastic food container was found, which contained cephalopod beaks and other plastics providing an opportunity for partial stomach content analysis. A total of 60 lower beaks were identified belonging to eight species. Umbrella squid Histioteuthis bonnellii was dominant, representing 30% of beaks encountered. Dry total weight of four plastics (hard plastic container, nylon bag, 1.5L PET bottle and packaging item) was 197.2 g. This opportunistic sampling allowed us to collect information on the stomach contents of this creature, which is rarely stranded on the Turkish and eastern Mediterranean coasts. Dietary studies on stranded marine animals are of great importance in monitoring environmental plastic levels and impacts on wildlife in this region. In the last 50 years, six sperm whales stranded on the Turkish coasts, five of them in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, which implies that this area is probably close to sperm whale habitats. Improvement of the stranding network as well as surveys for the distribution and abundance of this species to elaborate and implement effective conservation measures are recommended. Alternatively, pdf requests can be sent to ato...@istanbul.edu.tr <mailto:ato...@istanbul.edu.tr> Regards, Arda Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, Istanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Kalenderhane Mah. Onaltı Mart Şehitleri Cad. No: 2 Fatih 34134 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 212 455 5700 Fax: +90 212 514 0379 <mailto:ato...@istanbul.edu.tr> ato...@istanbul.edu.tr <http://subilimleri.istanbul.edu.tr/> http://subilimleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, 34820 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 -- *Yasal Uyarı:* Bu elektronik posta, *buradan <https://bilgiislem.istanbul.edu.tr/tr/duyuru/e-posta-yasal-uyari-e-mail-disclaimer-6400760071002D0059004B0075004A0039007400480039007900700046006200610041004F003200370077003200> *ulaşabileceğiniz Koşul ve Şartlara tabidir. *Disclaimer: *This email is subject to the Terms and Conditions available **here.** <https://bilgiislem.istanbul.edu.tr/tr/duyuru/e-posta-yasal-uyari-e-mail-disclaimer-6400760071002D0059004B0075004A0039007400480039007900700046006200610041004F003200370077003200> -- Lütfen bu e-postayı yazdırmadan önce çevreye olan etkisini dikkate alınız. Unutmayınız ki; dünyadaki kağıt tüketiminin yarısı kazanılırsa, her yıl 8 milyon hektar orman alanı (Ege Bölgesi büyüklüğünde) yok olmaktan kurtulacaktır. -- Please take into account the impact on the environment before printing this e-mail. Do not forget that if we reduce our paper consumption by half, every year 8 million hectares of forest (an area the size of Aegean Region in Turkey) will be saved from vanishing. -- ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] New publication on cetaceans and marine litter in the Black Sea
Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you that the new online book on marine litter in the Black Sea has been published by Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV). In the book, there is a review paper on cetaceans and marine litter in the Black Sea. Tonay, A.M., Gül, B., Dede, A., Öztürk A.A. 2020. Cetaceans and marine litter in the Black Sea. In: (Aytan, Ü., Pogojeva, M., Simeonova, A. Eds.) Marine Litter in the Black Sea. Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) Publication No: 56, Istanbul, Turkey. 236-246pp. Abstract Marine litter, especially plastics, is an essential source of danger for cetaceans. Since the Black Sea is a semi-enclosed sea with numerous rivers flowing in, marine litter accumulated here pose a serious threat to the three cetacean species inhabiting the basin vulnerable. This paper reviews the studies in the Black Sea since 1956 on the relationship between marine litter and cetaceans. Impacts of marine litter on cetaceans, especially entanglement and ingestion, have been compared with similar cases elsewhere in the world. Since there are very few studies on the relationship of marine litter and cetaceans in the Black Sea, we cannot elucidate the effect of the increase in marine litter on cetaceans in recent years, thus further and continuous studies are needed. Pdf requests can be sent to <mailto:ato...@istanbul.edu.tr> ato...@istanbul.edu.tr or you can download directly from the link: http://tudav.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/MarineLitterintheBlackSea_tudav.pdf Regards Arda Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, İstanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:8 Laleli, 34134 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: ¬+90 212 455 5700/16459 Fax: +90 212 514 0379 ato...@istanbul.edu.tr <mailto:ato...@istanbul.edu.tr> http://subilimleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, 34820 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 -- -- Lütfen bu e-postayı yazdırmadan önce çevreye olan etkisini dikkate alınız. Unutmayınız ki; dünyadaki kağıt tüketiminin yarısı kazanılırsa, her yıl 8 milyon hektar orman alanı (Ege Bölgesi büyüklüğünde) yok olmaktan kurtulacaktır. -- Please take into account the impact on the environment before printing this e-mail. Do not forget that if we reduce our paper consumption by half, every year 8 million hectares of forest (an area the size of Aegean Region in Turkey) will be saved from vanishing. -- ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] New publication on fin whale stranding in the northern Aegean Sea
Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you that the new paper on fin whale stranding in the northern Aegean Sea has been published in the Journal of Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment. Tonay, A.M., Dede, A., Gül, B., Öztürk A.A. 2020. First record of a fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) stranding on the northern Aegean Sea coast of Turkey. J. Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment 26(2): 223-230. http://blackmeditjournal.org/first-record-of-a-fin-whale-balaenoptera-physalus-stranding-on-the-northern-aegean-sea-coast-of-turkey/ Abstract A stranding of a fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) was reported for the first time from the Turkish coast of the northern Aegean Sea. A part of skeleton; posterior part of skull, a part of left mandible, ribs with mummified tissues of an individual were found in Saros Bay near Danişment village. The stranded whale was likely to be a juvenile as the estimated body size (13.5-14 m) was lower than the mature body size of those in the northern hemisphere. Although many parts of the specimen were missing and the exact date of the stranding was unknown, the information about such strandings of rare and threatened species like the fin whale is valuable in terms of understanding the regional distribution of the species. Pdf requests can be sent to ato...@istanbul.edu.tr Regards Arda Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, İstanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:8 Laleli, 34134 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: ¬+90 212 455 5700/16459 Fax: +90 212 514 0379 ato...@istanbul.edu.tr http://subilimleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, 34820 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 -- -- Lütfen bu e-postayı yazdırmadan önce çevreye olan etkisini dikkate alınız. Unutmayınız ki; dünyadaki kağıt tüketiminin yarısı kazanılırsa, her yıl 8 milyon hektar orman alanı (Ege Bölgesi büyüklüğünde) yok olmaktan kurtulacaktır. -- Please take into account the impact on the environment before printing this e-mail. Do not forget that if we reduce our paper consumption by half, every year 8 million hectares of forest (an area the size of Aegean Region in Turkey) will be saved from vanishing. -- ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] New publication on population genetic structure of the short-beaked common dolphin
Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you that the new paper on population genetic structure of the short-beaked common dolphin from the Black Sea and the Turkish Straits System has been published in the Mitochondrial DNA Part A. Tonay, A.M., Uzun, B., Dede, A., Öztürk A.A., Danyer E., Danyer Aytemiz, I., Bilgin, S., Öztürk, B., Bilgin, R. 2020. Population genetic structure of the short-beaked common dolphin from the Black Sea and the Turkish Straits System. Mitochondrial DNA Part A. DOI: 10.1080/24701394.2020.1788008 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24701394.2020.1788008 Abstract Our study aims to assess the population connectivity, evolutionary history, and conservation status of the short-beaked common dolphin in the Black Sea and Turkish Straits System (TSS). We also include DNA sequences from the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea to provide a regional perspective to our localized study. Analysis of 366 base pairs of mitochondrial DNA D-loop fragments from 37 samples collected from short-beaked common dolphins in the Black Sea, TSS, and Aegean Sea revealed 13 haplotypes, eight of which have not been previously reported. While analysis of samples archived on GenBank revealed 89 different haplotypes across the region. The haplotype network contains two main peripheral groups that include individuals from all locations. Haplotypes from the Atlantic Ocean are scattered across the network and no obvious population separation was detected. Some shared haplotypes potentially indicate multi-directional colonization events of the Mediterranean Sea from the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Moreover, some less widely distributed haplotypes suggest some level of more recent genetic connectivity through the Strait of Gibraltar and the TSS and point out the importance of these straits in the dispersal of short-beaked common dolphins. The haplotype and nucleotide diversity values were lower in the Black Sea, TSS, and western Mediterranean Sea when compared to the Atlantic Ocean, supporting the expansion of Atlantic populations into the Mediterranean and the Black Seas. Differentiation was observed between the Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea, TSS and the Black Sea based on Фst but not between Mediterranean and the Black Seas. For common dolphins, which have high dispersal potential, the protection of open seas and narrow seaways to enhance connectivity may be crucial. Pdf requests can be sent to ato...@istanbul.edu.tr <mailto:ato...@istanbul.edu.tr> Regards Arda Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, İstanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:8 Laleli, 34134 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: ¬+90 212 455 5700/16459 Fax: +90 212 514 0379 ato...@istanbul.edu.tr <mailto:ato...@istanbul.edu.tr> http://subilimleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, 34820 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 -- -- Lütfen bu e-postayı yazdırmadan önce çevreye olan etkisini dikkate alınız. Unutmayınız ki; dünyadaki kağıt tüketiminin yarısı kazanılırsa, her yıl 8 milyon hektar orman alanı (Ege Bölgesi büyüklüğünde) yok olmaktan kurtulacaktır. -- Please take into account the impact on the environment before printing this e-mail. Do not forget that if we reduce our paper consumption by half, every year 8 million hectares of forest (an area the size of Aegean Region in Turkey) will be saved from vanishing. -- ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] New publication on first sighting of false killer whales in the northern Aegean Sea
Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you that the new paper on first sighting of false killer whales in the northern Aegean Sea has been published in the J. Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment. The pdf copy is available online via the following link. Dede, A., Tonay, A.M., Gönülal, O., Öztürk A.A. 2020. First sighting of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) in the northern Aegean Sea. Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment 26 (1): 106-111. http://blackmeditjournal.org/volumes-archive/vol-26-2020/vol-26-2020-no-1/fi rst-sighting-of-false-killer-whales-pseudorca-crassidens-in-the-northern-aeg ean-sea/ Abstract A sighting of a group of false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) was reported for the first time in the northern Aegean Sea. It was also the first reported sighting in 25 years for the Aegean Sea. Eight individuals in total were recorded in a footage taken by a local fisherman. During the hauling of the handline, it was observed that one juvenile came to the line to play with it. The information of such sightings of rare species is valuable to understand the regional biodiversity. Alternatively, pdf requests can be sent to ato...@istanbul.edu.tr Regards Arda Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, İstanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:8 Laleli, 34134 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: ¬+90 212 455 5700/16459 Fax: +90 212 514 0379 ato...@istanbul.edu.tr http://subilimleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, 34820 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 -- -- Lütfen bu e-postayı yazdırmadan önce çevreye olan etkisini dikkate alınız. Unutmayınız ki; dünyadaki kağıt tüketiminin yarısı kazanılırsa, her yıl 8 milyon hektar orman alanı (Ege Bölgesi büyüklüğünde) yok olmaktan kurtulacaktır. -- Please take into account the impact on the environment before printing this e-mail. Do not forget that if we reduce our paper consumption by half, every year 8 million hectares of forest (an area the size of Aegean Region in Turkey) will be saved from vanishing. -- ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] New publication on unusual interaction between bottlenose dolphins and a harbour porpoise
Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you that the new paper on unusual interaction between bottlenose dolphins and a harbour porpoise has been published in the J. Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment. The pdf copy is available online via the following link. Tonay, A.M., Dede, A., Öztürk A.A. 2017. An unusual interaction between bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment 23 (3): 222-228. http://www.blackmeditjournal.org/index.php/component/k2/item/595 Abstract This short communication reports an observation of unusual non-agonistic interactions between a juvenile harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) and a group of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Marmara Sea on 25 April 2015. Alternatively, pdf requests can be sent to ato...@istanbul.edu.tr <mailto:ato...@istanbul.edu.tr> Regards Arda Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Fisheries, İstanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:200 Laleli, 34480 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 212 455 5700/16434 Fax: +90 212 514 0379 <mailto:ato...@istanbul.edu.tr> ato...@istanbul.edu.tr <http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/> http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] New publication on sightings of cetaceans in the Western Antarctic Peninsula
Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you that the new paper on sightings of cetaceans in the Western Antarctic Peninsula has been published in the Turkish Journal of Zoology. The pdf copy is available online via the following link. Öztürk, B., Tonay, A.M., Öz, M.İ., Yılmaz, I.N., Ergül, H.A., Öztürk, A.A. 2017. Sightings of cetaceans in the Western Antarctic Peninsula during the first joint Turkish-Ukrainian Antarctic Research Expedition, 2016. Turk J Zool 41: 955-961. https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/abstract.htm?id=21245 Abstract During the cetacean surveys of the first Turkish-Ukrainian Antarctic Research Expedition conducted on 5-8 April 2016 in Lemaire Channel, Penola Strait, Flanders Bay, southern Gerlache Strait, and southern Neumayer Channel in the Western Antarctic Peninsula, 74 humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in 24 sightings and 11 Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) in 6 sightings were recorded. The overall encounter rate (number of sightings/survey effort in nautical miles) was 0.333 (0.266 for humpback whale, 0.066 for Antarctic minke whale). According to the sighting distribution, the Lemaire Channel and Penola Strait are important migration and feeding habitats for whales. Five humpback whales were photo-identified individually by natural features on their flukes; one of them had a match in the Antarctic Humpback Whale Catalogue. The matched individual was first recorded on 30 August 2007 at Salinas, Ecuador. Alternatively, pdf requests can be sent to ato...@istanbul.edu.tr <mailto:ato...@istanbul.edu.tr> Regards Arda Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Fisheries, İstanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:200 Laleli, 34480 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 212 455 5700/16434 Fax: +90 212 514 0379 <mailto:ato...@istanbul.edu.tr> ato...@istanbul.edu.tr <http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/> http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] Unusual mass mortality of cetaceans in the western Black Sea
Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. In the last two months, there have been mass mortality of cetaceans on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria and Turkey. Most of them are newborn or juvenile harbour porpoises, body length less than 70cm and usually at an advanced stage of decomposition. A similar phenomenon was observed last years but this year stranding rate (actually July) was at the highest (7.2ind./km) on the western Black Sea coast of Turkey, where we found more than 150 individuals (97% harbour porpoise, 91% neonate) on a 22 km coast. In June the stranding rate was also high but not too much as to call it mass stranding (1 ind./km). In 2003 and 2009 unusual mass mortality (Tonay et al. 2012) and high neonate mortality was reported presumably as a secondary effect of bottom gillnet turbot fishery in summers (Öztürk et al. 2012). Because of the death of lactating and nursing mothers in turbot nets, neonates might starve to death and get stranded ashore in this season. But this year and last year's events seem different. We are working to understand the reason for this mortality. Does anybody have any experience similar, with many newborn or juveniles dead (almost no adult animals)? There can be various scenarios, such as disease, acoustic trauma, biotoxins, bycatch, suppression of immune system due to chemical pollution. Please send us directly your comments or your observation of these strandings: Ayaka Amaha Ozturk (ayakam...@gmail.com) and Arda M. Tonay (to...@istanbul.edu.tr). Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) www.tudav.org References: Öztürk A.A., Tonay M.A., Raykov V., Dede A. 2012. High mortality of harbour porpoise neonates in the southwestern Black Sea in 2010 and 2011. 26th Annual Conf. European Cetacean Society, Galway, 90p. Tonay, A.M., Dede, A., Öztürk, A.A., Ercan, D., Fernández, A. 2012. Unusual mass mortality of cetaceans on the coast of the Turkish Western Black Sea in summer 2009. J. Black Sea/Mediterr. Environ. 18:65-75 Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Fisheries, İstanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:200 Laleli, 34480 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 212 455 5700/16459 Fax: +90 212 514 0379 ato...@istanbul.edu.tr http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] New publication on the first record of True's beaked whale, Mesoplodon mirus, from the Mediterranean
Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you that the new paper on the first record of True's beaked whale, Mesoplodon mirus, from the Mediterranean coast of Turkey has been published in the Journal of Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment. The paper is available online at the following page. http://www.blackmeditjournal.org/index.php/component/k2/item/556 Alternatively, pdf requests can be sent to <mailto:ato...@istanbul.edu.tr> ato...@istanbul.edu.tr Öztürk, A.A., Dede, A., Tonay, A.M., Danyer, E., Danyer, A.I, Özbek, Ö.E., Ercan, D., Öztürk, B. 2016. The first record of True's beaked whale, Mesoplodon mirus, from the Mediterranean coast of Turkey during multiple strandings in June 2016. Journal of Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment. 22(2): 194-199. Abstract Three strandings of beaked whales (Ziphiidae) were observed and reported along the Mediterranean coast of Turkey in June 2016. The first specimen (male, body length: 526 cm) was live stranding in Gökova Gulf on 3 June. The second specimen (male, body length: 510 cm) found stranded on Seferihisar on the Aegean Sea coast on 5 June. The third specimen (male, body length: 472+cm) was found on Yakacık, Gazipaşa on 20 June. They all had two teeth exposed at the tip of the lower jaw. The mouth line and the slender shape of the body are distinct from the Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris, which is a common species in the Mediterranean. The preliminary identification of the species based on the external morphology is True's beaked whale, Mesoplodon mirus True, 1913 which is the new record for the Mediterranean Sea, at least for the first two specimens. The genetic information, however, is strongly needed for the confirmation of this species identification. The reason for these strandings was not prominent but the military activities which took place in the eastern Mediterranean-Aegean region may have some relations. Regards Arda Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Fisheries, İstanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:200 Laleli, 34480 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 212 455 5700/16459 Fax: +90 212 514 0379 ato...@istanbul.edu.tr http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] New publication on stomach content of a Mediterranean Monk Seal finding of Green Turtle remains
Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you that the new paper on stomach content of a Mediterranean Monk Seal finding of Green Turtle remains has been published in the Zoology in the Middle East. The paper is available online at the following page. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09397140.2016.1202947 Alternatively, pdf requests can be sent to ato...@istanbul.edu.tr Tonay, A.M., Danyer, E., Dede, A., Öztürk, B., Öztürk, A.A. 2016. The stomach content of a Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus): finding of Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) remains. Zoology in the Middle East. doi: 10.1080/09397140.2016.1202947 Abstract The stomach contents of an adult Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) found stranded on the Turkish eastern Mediterranean coast near Antalya in May 2013 were analysed. In total, 69 individual food items were counted and nine taxa were identified to species or family level. Of the identified taxa, Sparidae was the most highly represented family of prey fish, and one cephalopod species, Octopus vulgaris, was found. Ariosoma balearicum and Argyrosomus regius were encountered for the first time in the diet of a Monk Seal in the Mediterranean. Several body parts (three heads, six forelimbs, neck bones and fractured upper forelimb bones) of Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) were also identified, which is the first record of this species in the Monk Seal's diet. Regards Arda Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Fisheries, İstanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:200 Laleli, 34480 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 212 455 5700/16459 Fax: +90 212 514 0379 ato...@istanbul.edu.tr http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] New publication on population genetics of harbour porpoise in Turkish waters
Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. I would like to inform you that our new paper on population genetics of harbour porpoise has been published in the Mitochondrial DNA Part A. Tonay, A.M., Yazıcı, Ö., Dede, A., Bilgin, S., Danyer, E., Aytemiz, I., Maracı, Ö., Öztürk, A.A., Öztürk, B., Bilgin, R. 2016. Is there a distinct harbor porpoise subpopulation in the Marmara Sea?, Mitochondrial DNA Part A. doi: 10.3109/24701394.2016.1155118 http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/24701394.2016.1155118 Abstract Genetic population structure of geographically isolated endangered Black Sea harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena relicta) is little known in Turkish waters, especially in the Turkish Straits System (TSS- Marmara Sea, Bosphorus and Dardanelles), which connects the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea. Mitochondrial DNA sequences of 70 new individuals sampled in the Turkish Black Sea, TSS and Aegean Sea, revealed five new haplotypes from the Black Sea. The findings support the idea that harbor porpoises from the Black Sea dispersed into the Aegean through the TSS. Considering signatures of population expansion, all subpopulations showed a signature of population expansion. The network data and the ɸst calculations indicated that the Marmara Sea subpopulation was significantly differentiated from all of the other subpopulations, and supports the notion of its isolated. The finding of a potential management unit (MU) within an already heavily impacted subpopulation as a whole suggests that the individuals of P. p. relicta inhabiting the Marmara Sea require a very rigorous conservation strategy to ensure the survival of this subpopulation, represented by its unique haplotype. Pdf requests can be sent to ato...@istanbul.edu.tr Regards Arda Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Fisheries, İstanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:200 Laleli, 34480 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 212 455 5700/16459 Fax: +90 212 514 0379 <mailto:ato...@istanbul.edu.tr> ato...@istanbul.edu.tr <http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/> http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] New publication on cetacean by-catch in the turbot fishery on the Turkish Western Black Sea Coast
Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. I would like to inform you that the new paper on estimates of cetacean by-catch in the turbot fishery on the Turkish Western Black Sea Coast has been published in the Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. The pdf copy is available online via the following link. Tonay, A.M. 2016. Estimates of cetacean by-catch in the turbot fishery on the Turkish Western Black Sea Coast in 2007 and 2008. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. doi: 10.1017/S002531541660 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S002531541660> http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S002531541660 Abstract This is the first study estimating cetacean by-catch in the Turkish western Black Sea turbot fishery. One turbot fishing boat was observed during two fishing seasons, from April through July 2007 and April through mid-September 2008. During this time, 24 harbour porpoises and one bottlenose dolphin were caught in turbot trammel nets. The by-catch rate was found to be 0.18 for harbour porpoise and 0.01 for bottlenose dolphin individuals per kilometre in 2007, and 0.19 for harbour porpoise individuals in 2008. It is estimated that the total numbers of harbour porpoises killed in the Turkish western Black Sea during the legal fishing period (April and July) were 167 ± 153 (CV: 0.92) in 2007 and 329 ± 220 (CV: 0.67) in 2008, and the number killed during both legal and illegal periods of turbot fishing were 2011 ± 742 (CV: 0.37) in 2007 and 2294 ± 806 (CV: 0.35) in 2008. The estimated range of harbour porpoise by-catch in the turbot fishery on the Turkish western Black Sea coast is between these two estimates. The by-caught harbour porpoises were between 1-8 years of age. About half of them were within the age range of 4 (26%) and 5 (21%) years old, and 78% were physically immature individuals. Turbot fishing carried out with bottom nets, especially in May and June, when turbot fishing is banned, is a threat to the sustainability of harbour porpoise stocks. Alternatively, pdf requests can be sent to ato...@istanbul.edu.tr Regards Arda Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Fisheries, İstanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:200 Laleli, 34480 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 212 455 5700/16434 Fax: +90 212 514 0379 <mailto:ato...@istanbul.edu.tr> ato...@istanbul.edu.tr <http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/> http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] New publication on stomach contents of striped dolphins in the eastern Med.
Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you that the new paper on stomach contents of striped dolphins has been published in the Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. The pdf copy is available online via the following link. Dede, A., Salman, A., Tonay, A.M. 2015. Stomach contents of by-caught striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. doi:10.1017/S0025315415001538 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315415001538> http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315415001538 Abstract Stomach contents of six striped dolphins taken as by-catch in the swordfish fishery in the eastern Mediterranean Sea off the Turkish coast were examined. In total, 29 taxa were identified to species or family and 1777 individual food items (1394 bony fishes, 289 cephalopods, 94 crustaceans) were counted. Diaphus spp. and Ceratoscopelus maderensis were the most remarkable ones, as they accounted for 70.45% of the total number of fishes. Onychoteuthis banksii, on the other hand, was the only cephalopod species found in all stomach content analyses and represented 38.06% of the total number of cephalopods. Bony fish species: Myctophum punctatum, Notoscopelus elongatus, Electrona risso, Sudis hyalina, Moridae sp., Phycidae sp., Sternoptychidae sp. and cephalopods: Pterygioteuthis giardi and Chtenopteryx sicula were reported the first time in the stomach contents of striped dolphin in the Mediterranean Sea. Alternatively, pdf requests can be sent to ato...@istanbul.edu.tr Regards Arda Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Fisheries, İstanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:200 Laleli, 34480 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 212 455 5700/16434 Fax: +90 212 514 0379 <mailto:ato...@istanbul.edu.tr> ato...@istanbul.edu.tr <http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/> http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 Bu elektronik posta ve beraberinde iletilen butun dosyalar sadece gondericisi tarafindan alinmasi amaclanan yetkili gercek ya da tuzel kisinin kullanimi icindir.Eger soz konusu yetkili alici degilseniz bu elektronik postanin icerigini aciklamaniz, kopyalamaniz, yonlendirmeniz ve kullanmaniz kesinlikle yasaktir ve bu elektronik postayi derhal silmeniz gerekmektedir. ISTANBUL UNIVERSITESI bu mesajin icerdigi bilgilerin dogrulugu veya eksiksiz oldugu konusunda herhangi bir garanti vermemektedir. Bu nedenle bu bilgilerin ne sekilde olursa olsun iceriginden, iletilmesinden, alinmasindan ve saklanmasindan sorumlu degildir. Bu mesajdaki gorusler yalnizca gonderen kisiye aittir ve ISTANBUL UNIVERSITESI'nin goruslerini yansitmayabilir. --- This e-mail and ! any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, forwarding, copying or use of any of the information is strictly prohibited, and the e-mail should immediately be deleted. ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY makes no warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any information contained in this message and hereby excludes any liability of any kind for the information contained therein or for the information transmission, reception, storage or use of such in any way whatsoever.The opinions expressed in this message may belong to sender alone and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY. ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] New publication on a stranding case of Mediterranean Monk Seal on the Eastern Mediterranean cost of Turkey
Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you that the new paper on a stranding case of Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus has been published in Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment. The pdf copy is available online via the following link: Danyer, E., Aytemiz, I., Gücü, A.C., Tonay, A.M. 2014. Preliminary study on a stranding case of Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) on the Eastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. J. Black Sea/Mediterr. Environ. 20(2): 152-157. http://www.blackmeditjournal.org/pdf/152-157-Vol20No2-Danyer.pdf Abstract The Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) is one of the critically endangered species in the world and in the northeast Mediterranean Sea there is a continuously breeding population. On 28 February 2014, 3-3.5 months old, male Mediterranean monk seal stranded near Yasilovacık Harbour, Mersin. Gross necropsy was carried out one day later. The seal was emaciated and lungs were pneumonic. This paper summarizes the preliminary findings of the gross necropsy. Regards Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Fisheries, İstanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:200 Laleli, 34480 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 212 455 5700/16434 Fax: +90 212 514 0379 ato...@istanbul.edu.tr http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 Bu elektronik posta ve beraberinde iletilen butun dosyalar sadece gondericisi tarafindan alinmasi amaclanan yetkili gercek ya da tuzel kisinin kullanimi icindir.Eger soz konusu yetkili alici degilseniz bu elektronik postanin icerigini aciklamaniz, kopyalamaniz, yonlendirmeniz ve kullanmaniz kesinlikle yasaktir ve bu elektronik postayi derhal silmeniz gerekmektedir. ISTANBUL UNIVERSITESI bu mesajin icerdigi bilgilerin dogrulugu veya eksiksiz oldugu konusunda herhangi bir garanti vermemektedir. Bu nedenle bu bilgilerin ne sekilde olursa olsun iceriginden, iletilmesinden, alinmasindan ve saklanmasindan sorumlu degildir. Bu mesajdaki gorusler yalnizca gonderen kisiye aittir ve ISTANBUL UNIVERSITESI'nin goruslerini yansitmayabilir. --- This e-mail and ! any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, forwarding, copying or use of any of the information is strictly prohibited, and the e-mail should immediately be deleted. ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY makes no warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any information contained in this message and hereby excludes any liability of any kind for the information contained therein or for the information transmission, reception, storage or use of such in any way whatsoever.The opinions expressed in this message may belong to sender alone and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY. ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] New publication on a stranding case of Mediterranean Monk Seal in Turkey
Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you that the new paper on a stranding case of Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus has been published in Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment. The pdf copy is available online via the following link: Danyer, E., Aytemiz, I., Özgür Özbek, E., Tonay, A.M. 2013. Preliminary study on a stranding case of Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) on Antalya coast, Turkey, August 2013 J. Black Sea/Mediterr. Environ. 19(3): 359-364. http://www.blackmeditjournal.org/pdf/359-364%20Vol19No3Danyer.pdf Abstract The Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) is one of the most endangered mammals in the world. On 15 August 2013, an adult female monk seal was found stranded on the coast of Antalya, Turkey. Previously on 6 July 2013, this seal stranded alive in Historic Alanya Shipyard. Gross necropsy was carried out. The seal was emaciated and were nematodes, cestodes and trematodes found in the gastrointestinal tract. Macroscopic findings indicated that hypovolemic shock resulted in death because of internal bleeding which occurred by verminous intoxication or systemic infection. This paper summarizes the preliminary findings of the gross necropsy Regards Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Fisheries, İstanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:200 Laleli, 34480 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 212 455 5700/16434 Fax: +90 212 514 0379 ato...@istanbul.edu.tr http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 Bu elektronik posta ve beraberinde iletilen butun dosyalar sadece gondericisi tarafindan alinmasi amaclanan yetkili gercek ya da tuzel kisinin kullanimi icindir.Eger soz konusu yetkili alici degilseniz bu elektronik postanin icerigini aciklamaniz, kopyalamaniz, yonlendirmeniz ve kullanmaniz kesinlikle yasaktir ve bu elektronik postayi derhal silmeniz gerekmektedir. ISTANBUL UNIVERSITESI bu mesajin icerdigi bilgilerin dogrulugu veya eksiksiz oldugu konusunda herhangi bir garanti vermemektedir. Bu nedenle bu bilgilerin ne sekilde olursa olsun iceriginden, iletilmesinden, alinmasindan ve saklanmasindan sorumlu degildir. Bu mesajdaki gorusler yalnizca gonderen kisiye aittir ve ISTANBUL UNIVERSITESI'nin goruslerini yansitmayabilir. --- This e-mail and ! any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, forwarding, copying or use of any of the information is strictly prohibited, and the e-mail should immediately be deleted. ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY makes no warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any information contained in this message and hereby excludes any liability of any kind for the information contained therein or for the information transmission, reception, storage or use of such in any way whatsoever.The opinions expressed in this message may belong to sender alone and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY. ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] New publications on sperm whale and mediterranean monk seal in Turkey
Dear MARMAM subscribers, We are pleased to announce the two publications of the following papers in Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment. · Öztürk, A.A. Tonay, A.M., Dede, A. 2013. Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) sightings in the Aegean and Mediterranean part of Turkish waters. J. Black Sea/Mediterr. Environ. 19(2): 168-176. Full text is available at: http://www.blackmeditjournal.org/pdf/169-177%20Vol19No2Ayaka.pdf Abstract Between 1994 and 2012, 43 sightings of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) were reported in the Turkish part of the Aegean and Mediterranean Sea. Most of the sightings were located near the Fethiye Canyon which is one of the deepest parts of the Mediterranean Sea. The eastern limit of the sperm whale sighting in the Turkish part of the Mediterranean Sea is Alanya and the northern limit is Gökçeada in the northern Aegean Sea. · Danyer, E., Özgür Özbek, E., Aytemiz, I., Tonay, A.M. 2013. Preliminary report of a stranding case of Mediterranean Monk Seal Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) on Antalya coast, Turkey, April 2013. J. Black Sea/Mediterr. Environ. 19(2): 181-185. Full text is available at: http://www.blackmeditjournal.org/pdf/278-282%20Vol19No2Erdem.pdf Abstract The Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779), which lives on the Mediterranean and Aegean Sea coast of Turkey, is one of the critically endangered species in the world. On 30 April 2013, an adult male monk seal was found dead on the coast of Antalya. Evidence of deliberate killing was found as a result of gross necropsy carried out after two days. This paper summarizes the preliminary findings of the gross necropsy. Best regards, Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Fisheries, İstanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:200 Laleli, 34480 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 212 455 5700/16434 Fax: +90 212 514 0379 ato...@istanbul.edu.tr http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 Bu elektronik posta ve beraberinde iletilen butun dosyalar sadece gondericisi tarafindan alinmasi amaclanan yetkili gercek ya da tuzel kisinin kullanimi icindir.Eger soz konusu yetkili alici degilseniz bu elektronik postanin icerigini aciklamaniz, kopyalamaniz, yonlendirmeniz ve kullanmaniz kesinlikle yasaktir ve bu elektronik postayi derhal silmeniz gerekmektedir. ISTANBUL UNIVERSITESI bu mesajin icerdigi bilgilerin dogrulugu veya eksiksiz oldugu konusunda herhangi bir garanti vermemektedir. Bu nedenle bu bilgilerin ne sekilde olursa olsun iceriginden, iletilmesinden, alinmasindan ve saklanmasindan sorumlu degildir. Bu mesajdaki gorusler yalnizca gonderen kisiye aittir ve ISTANBUL UNIVERSITESI'nin goruslerini yansitmayabilir. --- This message and! attachments are confidential and intended solely for the individual(s) stated in this message.This email is not intended to impose nor shall it be construed as imposing any legally binding obligation upon ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY and/or any of its subsidiaries or associated companies. Neither ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY nor any of its subsidiaries or associated companies gives any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this email. ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY will not be held liable to any person resulting from the use of any information contained in this email and will not be liable to any person who acts or omits to do anything in reliance upon it. ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] Three new publication
Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you that new three short notes on cetacean have been published in Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment. There are available online via the following links: Dede, A., A.M. Tonay, Bayar, H., Öztürk, A.A. 2013. First stranding record of a Risso’s Dolphin (Grampus griseus) in the Marmara Sea, Turkey. J. Black Sea/Mediterr. Environ. 19(1): 121-126. http://www.blackmeditjournal.org/pdf/121_126.pdf Joksimović, A., Mandić, M., Ðurović, M. 2013. First record of fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus, 1758) in Kotor Bay (South Adriatic Sea). J. Black Sea/Mediterr. Environ. 19(1): 127-131. http://www.blackmeditjournal.org/pdf/127_131.pdf Tonay, A.M., Dede, A. 2013. First stranding record of a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the Southern Aegean Sea. J. Black Sea/Mediterr. Environ. 19(1): 132-137. http://www.blackmeditjournal.org/pdf/132_137.pdf Regards, Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Fisheries, İstanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:200 Laleli, 34480 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 212 455 5700/16434 Fax: +90 212 514 0379 ato...@istanbul.edu.tr http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 Bu elektronik posta ve beraberinde iletilen b�t�n dosyalar sadece g�ndericisi tarafindan alinmasi ama�lanan yetkili ger�ek ya da t�zel kisinin kullanimi i�indir.Eger s�z konusu yetkili alici degilseniz bu elektronik postanin i�erigini a�iklamaniz, kopyalamaniz, y�nlendirmeniz ve kullanmaniz kesinlikle yasaktir ve bu elektronik postayi derhal silmeniz gerekmektedir. ISTANBUL �NIVERSITESI bu mesajin i�erdigi bilgilerin dogrulugu veya eksiksiz oldugu konusunda herhangi bir garanti vermemektedir. Bu nedenle bu bilgilerin ne sekilde olursa olsun i�eriginden, iletilmesinden, alinmasindan ve saklanmasindan sorumlu degildir. Bu mesajdaki g�r�sler yalnizca g�nderen kisiye aittir ve ISTANBUL �NIVERSITESI'nin g�r�slerini yansitmayabilir. ! --- This message and attachments are confidential and intended solely for the individual(s) stated in this message.This email is not intended to impose nor shall it be construed as imposing any legally binding obligation upon ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY and/or any of its subsidiaries or associated companies. Neither ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY nor any of its subsidiaries or associated companies gives any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this email. ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY will not be held liable to any person resulting from the use of any information contained in this email and will not be liable to any person who acts or omits to do anything in reliance upon it. ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] New publication: Cetacean sightings in the Western Black Sea in autumn 2007
Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you that the new article has been published in Journal of Environment Protection and Ecology. Dede, A., Tonay, A.M. 2010. Cetacean sightings in the Western Black Sea in autumn 2007. Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology 11, No 4, 1491-1494 It is available online via the following link: http://www.tour.teithe.gr/BSS_project/get_file.php?f=66 http://www.tour.teithe.gr/BSS_project/get_file.php?f=66 Abstract Cetacean sighting data were collected on a research cruise carried out in autumn season (27.10-02.11.2007) in the western Black Sea between Istanbul (Turkey) and Constanta (Romania) and vice versa. This research cruise was conducted with a 32-m research vessel R/V YUNUS-S in the international waters. Average speed of the vessel was 10 nautical miles/h. At each sighting of cetaceans, species, numbers of animals, location (coordinates), time, behaviour of animals were recorded. During the survey, totally 417 nm was covered and 33 h of effort was made. The aim of the preliminary study was understanding the size and distribution of dolphin population in the western Black Sea. During the study, totally 16 sightings (91 individuals) of three species; common dolphin (Delphinus delphis), bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) were recorded. Number of individuals and number of sightings are 61 common dolphins in eight, 29 bottlenose dolphin in seven, and a harbour porpoise in one observation. The overall encounter rate was 3.83 sightings/100nmiles. Common dolphin was the most often observed species (50%), followed by the bottlenose dolphin (44%), and harbour porpoise (6%). Arda M. TONAY PhD Istanbul University Faculty of Fisheries Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:200 Laleli, 34480 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: 90 212 455 5700Fax: 90 212 514 0379 ato...@istanbul.edu.tr http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/en/ http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/en/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.Box: 10 Beykoz İstanbul, Turkey Tel: 90 216 4240 772 Fax: 90 216 424 0771 www.tudav.org Bu mesaj ve onunla iletilen tum ekler gonderildigi kisi ya da kuruma ozel, gizlilik yukumlulugu tasiyor olabilir. Bu mesaj, hicbir sekilde, herhangi bir amac icin cogaltilamaz, yayinlanamaz ve para karsiligi satilamaz; mesajin yetkili alicisi veya alicisina iletmekten sorumlu kisi degilseniz, mesaj icerigini ya da eklerini kopyalamayiniz, yayinlamayiniz, baska kisilere yonlendirmeyiniz ve mesaji gonderen kisiyi derhal uyararak bu mesaji siliniz. Bu mesajin bilinen viruslere karsi kontrolleri yapilmistir. ISTANBUL UNIVERSITESI http://www.istanbul.edu.tr This message (including any attachments) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is non-public, proprietary,privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law or may constitute as attorney work product.If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, notify us immediately by telephone and (i) destroy this message if a facsimile or (ii) delete this message immediately if this is an electronic communication. ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY http://www.istanbul.edu.tr ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] New publication: Stranding of the beaked whales, Risso’s dolphins, and a minke whale on the Turkish coast of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you that the new article has been published in Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment. Öztürk, A. A., Tonay, A. M., Dede, A. 2011. Stranding of the beaked whales, Risso’s dolphins, and a minke whale on the Turkish coast of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. J. Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment 17:269-274 It is available online via the following link: http://www.blackmeditjournal.org/blackmeditjournal.org/pdf/Vol%2017%20%283%29%20%20pdf%208.pdf Abstract Stranding information of nine Cuvier‟s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) and one Mesoplodon sp., five Risso‟s dolphin (Grampus griseus), and one minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) on the Turkish coast of the Aegean and Mediterranean Sea was compiled, based on the published and unpublished data between 1964 and 2011. Mesoplodon sp. and the minke whale were rare, possibly visitors, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Arda M. TONAY PhD Istanbul University Faculty of Fisheries Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:200 Laleli, 34480 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: 90 212 455 5700Fax: 90 212 514 0379 ato...@istanbul.edu.tr http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/en/ http://suurunleri.istanbul.edu.tr/en/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.Box: 10 Beykoz İstanbul, Turkey Tel: 90 216 4240 772 Fax: 90 216 424 0771 www.tudav.org Bu mesaj ve onunla iletilen tum ekler gonderildigi kisi ya da kuruma ozel, gizlilik yukumlulugu tasiyor olabilir. Bu mesaj, hicbir sekilde, herhangi bir amac icin cogaltilamaz, yayinlanamaz ve para karsiligi satilamaz; mesajin yetkili alicisi veya alicisina iletmekten sorumlu kisi degilseniz, mesaj icerigini ya da eklerini kopyalamayiniz, yayinlamayiniz, baska kisilere yonlendirmeyiniz ve mesaji gonderen kisiyi derhal uyararak bu mesaji siliniz. Bu mesajin bilinen viruslere karsi kontrolleri yapilmistir. ISTANBUL UNIVERSITESI http://www.istanbul.edu.tr This message (including any attachments) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is non-public, proprietary,privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law or may constitute as attorney work product.If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, notify us immediately by telephone and (i) destroy this message if a facsimile or (ii) delete this message immediately if this is an electronic communication. ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY http://www.istanbul.edu.tr ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
[MARMAM] Mass mortality event in the western Black Sea coast of Turkey
Dear Colleagues, Apologies to those of you who will receive duplicate emails due to cross-posting. Between mid July and early August, we had a series of cetacean strandings on the 200 km-long Turkish western Black Sea coast. During this mass mortality event, at least 114 cetaceans (harbour porpoises, bottlenose dolphins and common dolphins) died and 8 common dolphins stranded alive separately. Although many individuals were at the advanced stage of decomposition due to heat and we could examine only a couple of fresh specimens, we suspect the primary cause of deaths is virus infection. Laboratory work is in progress. If you have heard or seen similar event in the Black Sea, please let me know. It will be helpful to exchange information. Sincerely. Arda M. TONAY - Istanbul University Faculty of Fisheries Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:200 Laleli, 34480 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: 90 212 455 5700 Fax: 90 212 514 0379 ato...@istanbul.edu.tr Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) www.tudav.org arda.to...@tudav.org . ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam
