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Marine mammal monitoring from coastal sites in Cardigan Bay, UK, 2004-2009

Since 1994, Ceredigion County Council and a network of shore-based volunteer observes have monitored levels of boat traffic and the occurrence of bottlenose dolphins at seven sites on the coast of Cardigan Bay, Wales. We report high rates of site use and site occupancy by this species during the summer. Although trends in site use may not reflect population trends in the wider region, these data were consistent with recent abundance estimates that indicate that the number of bottlenose dolphins using Cardigan Bay is stable or slightly increasing.



Cardigan Bay is a Special Area of Conservation for bottlenose dolphins and other species and habitats. Recreational boating is known to have the potential to cause disturbance to cetaceans and this monitoring study provides data that underpins the effectiveness of management.

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Publication Date
2021-12-02
Title

Marine mammal monitoring from coastal sites in Cardigan Bay, UK, 2004-2009

Abstract

Since 1994, Ceredigion County Council and a network of shore-based volunteer observes have monitored levels of boat traffic and the occurrence of bottlenose dolphins at seven sites on the coast of Cardigan Bay, Wales. We report high rates of site use and site occupancy by this species during the summer. Although trends in site use may not reflect population trends in the wider region, these data were consistent with recent abundance estimates that indicate that the number of bottlenose dolphins using Cardigan Bay is stable or slightly increasing.



Cardigan Bay is a Special Area of Conservation for bottlenose dolphins and other species and habitats. Recreational boating is known to have the potential to cause disturbance to cetaceans and this monitoring study provides data that underpins the effectiveness of management.

Dataset Language

en

 
Dataset Creator
  Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council

GB

Metadata Provider
  Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

BE

https://www.vliz.be
Dataset Contact
  Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council - Liz Allan

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

UK, Cardigan Bay

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

2004-01-01

End Date

2009-01-01

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2688

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

infraorder

Taxonomic Rank Value

Cetacea

License Information

Intellectual Rights

This work is licensed under a

Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License

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Distribution

Online

URL
http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=9025
 

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