Cetaceans of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil

Martuscelli, Paulo; Olmos, F.; Silva, R. Silva E; Mazzarella, I.P.; Pino, F.V.; Raduan, E.

doi:10.1515/mamm.1996.60.1.125

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“…Members of the temperate community are likely to be most common and extend further into the study area during the austral winter when the Benguela Current pushes furthest northwards. A similar situation occurs in the western Atlantic, where the transition between tropical and temperate cetacean communities occurs in São Paulo state, an area influenced by both the warm Brazil current and the cold Malvinas current (Martuscelli et al. 1996).…”

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A review of cetacean occurrence in West African waters from the Gulf of Guinea to Angola

Weir¹

2010

Mammal Review

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1. The cetacean fauna of the west coast of Africa is poorly described. Therefore, literature on the occurrence of cetacean species in the waters of 13 potential West African range states from the Gulf of Guinea to Angola was reviewed, including sighting, stranding, capture, bycatch and whaling records. 2. At least 28 species of cetacean were documented in the study region, comprising seven baleen whale species and 21 species of toothed whale (including at least 17 delphinid species). 3. Cetaceans could be broadly split into seven ecological categories, based on their distribution. A warm temperate/tropical deep-water cetacean community dominated the study area. Cooler water from the Benguela Current influenced southern Angola (Յ16°S latitude) and at least three cetacean species occurred predominantly in this region. 4. Only three or fewer species were confirmed in the waters of Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Seventeen or more species were documented in Ghana, Gabon and Angola, where dedicated cetacean research projects have been initiated in recent years. Angola had the most diverse documented cetacean community: 28 confirmed species. 5. The humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae was the most widely recorded species, and was documented in 11 (85%) countries. Sperm whales Physeter macrocephalus, Bryde's whales Balaenoptera cf. brydei, bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus and Atlantic spotted dolphins Stenella frontalis were recorded in over half of the countries.

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A review of cetacean occurrence in West African waters from the Gulf of Guinea to Angola

Weir¹

2010

Mammal Review

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“…Cetaceans' species included in this survey were: Family Balaenidae: Eubalaena australis , Family Balaenopteridae: Megaptera novaeangliae , Balaenoptera edeni and B. acutorostrata from the suborder Mysticeti and from the suborder Odontoceti, Family Delphinidae: Orcinus orca , Tursiops truncatus , Steno bredanensis , Stenella frontalis , Delphinus sp., Sotalia guianensis and Family Pontoporiidae: Pontoporia blainvillei . The distribution of these species along São Sebastião coast is heterogeneous, some of them occurring at the northern coast, others occurring at the southern coast and some have been recorded at the entire coast [43-46]. …”

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Whales, dolphins or fishes? The ethnotaxonomy of cetaceans in São Sebastião, Brazil

Souza

Begossi

2007

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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The local knowledge of human populations about the natural world has been addressed through ethnobiological studies, especially concerning resources uses and their management. Several criteria, such as morphology, ecology, behavior, utility and salience, have been used by local communities to classify plants and animals. Studies regarding fishers' knowledge on cetaceans in the world, especially in Brazil, began in the last decade. Our objective is to investigate the folk classification by fishers concerning cetaceans, and the contribution of fishers' local knowledge to the conservation of that group. In particular, we aim to record fishers' knowledge in relation to cetaceans, with emphasis on folk taxonomy. The studied area is São Sebastião, located in the southeastern coast of Brazil, where 70 fishers from 14 communities were selected according to their fishing experience and interviewed through questionnaires about classification, nomenclature and ecological aspects of local cetaceans' species. Our results indicated that most fishers classified cetaceans as belonging to the life-form 'fish'. Fishers' citations for the nomenclature of the 11 biological species (10 biological genera), resulted in 14 folk species (3 generic names). Fishers' taxonomy was influenced mostly by the phenotypic and cultural salience of the studied cetaceans. Cultural transmission, vertical and horizontal, was intimately linked to fishers' classification process. The most salient species, therefore well recognized and named, were those most often caught by gillnets, in addition to the biggest ones and those most exposed by media, through TV programs, which were watched and mentioned by fishers. Our results showed that fishers' ecological knowledge could be a valuable contribution to cetaceans' conservation, helping to determine areas and periods for their protection, indicating priority topics for research and participating in alternative management related to the gillnet fisheries.

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“…Schmiegelow (1990) reports the stranding of two individuals on Comprida Island and at Marujá Beach (SP), both in October 1987. In addition, Martuscelli et al (1996) reported 14 strandings and one sighting between October 1985 and December 1994 at São Sebastião, Ubatuba, Grande and Peruíbe beaches, and Comprida, Cardoso and Castilho islands. A review of stranded bottlenose dolphins along the coast of SP indicated 40 previously unpublished records between August 1994 and January 2008 (Santos et al, 2010).…”

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Report of the Working Group on the Distribution of Tursiops truncatus in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean

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Laporta

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Lat. Am. J. Aquat. Mamm.

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Cetaceans of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To assess the meaning of depression in women diagnosed with the disorder, and the context of care given by the psychiatrists who follow them up.

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A review of cetacean occurrence in West African waters from the Gulf of Guinea to Angola

A review of cetacean occurrence in West African waters from the Gulf of Guinea to Angola

Whales, dolphins or fishes? The ethnotaxonomy of cetaceans in São Sebastião, Brazil

Report of the Working Group on the Distribution of Tursiops truncatus in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean

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