Establishing a Marine Mammal Stranding Network in the Bahamas

Abstract

The long-term goals of this project are to establish a marine mammal stranding network to address conservation of marine mammals in the Bahamas and potential impacts of naval operations on local populations. Capacity building through multiple training workshops, established communication trees, stranding kits on major islands in the archipelago and a national stranding hotline will ensure more effective response during stranding events to better determine the cause of strandings as well as increase our understanding of the biology of marine mammals. The stranding network is to become self-sufficient and continue into the future with local support.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2009
Accession Number
ADA531181

Entities

People

  • Charlotte Dunn
  • Diane Claridge

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Archipelagoes
  • Cetaceans
  • First Responders
  • Islands
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammals
  • Naval Operations
  • Odontocetes
  • Organizational Structure
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Workshops

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Marine Mammal Biology