Long-term patterns of franciscana strandings throughout its distribution

CREMER, M.; PRADO, JH; CHUPIL, H; KOLESNIKOVAS,, C; TAVARES, M; DEL RIO DO VALLE, R; DENUNCIO, P; ROSENTHAL, A; RODRIGUEZ-HEREDIA, S; ZAPATA, MF; OTT, PH; BARBOSA, CB; DE CASTILHO, P; DOMIT, C; ESTIMA, S; COLOSIO, AC; MARANHO, A; FALLABRINO, A; VELEZ,-RUBIO, G; LAPORTA, P; VALIDIVIA, M; JIMENEZ, S; BARRETO, A

The Franciscana Dolphin On the Edge of Surviva

Elsevier

Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2022; p. 303 - 332

The franciscana dolphin is the most endangered cetacean species in theSouthwestern Atlantic Ocean (Secchi et al., 2001; Crespo, 2002). Its distributionextends from Espírito Santo State, Brazil (18°S), to the province ofChubut, Argentina (42°S) (Bastida et al., 2007). The incidental capture infishing nets is considered the main threat, putting at risk the survival of itspopulations (Secchi et al. 1997; Kinas, 2002; Secchi et al., 2003). For this reason,the species is listed as “Vulnerable” on a global scale (Zerbini et al., 2017).