Note: A Survey of the critically endangered Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) along the coast of Northern Cyprus

Gücü, Ali Cemal; Ok, Meltem; Sakınan, Serdar

doi:10.1560/ijee.55.1.77

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“…The Mediterranean monk seal is currently considered to be locally extinct from Israel (Dolev & Perevolotsky, 2004). If what has just been recorded along the Israeli coastline is not an isolated vagrancy, and Mediterranean monk seals are indeed attempting to recolonize this part of the eastern Mediterranean coastline, it would indicate a significant expansion of the current distribution range of the species as the closest known colonies of the species are located about 350 km to the north in Cyprus and in Turkey (Dendrinos & Demetropoulos, 2000;Gücü et al, 2004Gücü et al, , 2009.…”

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Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) Resighted Along the Israeli Coastline After More than Half a Century

Scheinin¹

2011

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Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) Resighted Along the Israeli Coastline After More than Half a Century

Scheinin¹

2011

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“…The total number of seaweed species and infraspecific taxa currently accepted is 313 [9]. Inshore marine life of Cyprus includes iconic species such as monk seals [10][11][12], green turtles and loggerhead turtles [13,14]. Cyprus has a number of alien and invasive species intruding in its waters, including the green seaweed Caulerpa taxifolia var.…”

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Aspects of environmental impacts of seawater desalination: Cyprus as a case study

Xevgenos¹,

Marcou

Louca

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Desalination and Water Treatment

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Cyprus relies on seawater desalination for a large part of its drinking water supply, with reverse osmosis providing more than 95% of the total desalination capacity in the country. Nevertheless, the environmental impacts of desalination for the Cypriot environment remain poorly understood. Using a combination of mining existing governmental and corporate survey data and reports, this study explores the scale of desalination in Cyprus, the impacts on the coastal marine environment and its overall carbon footprint. Surveys of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows show strongly reduced density of shoots and leaf surface area, respectively. Analysis of the available data relating to the overall production of desalinated water and energy consumption reveals that 68.7 million m 3 of desalinated water were produced in Cyprus in 2017, resulting in the release of 160 ktons of CO 2 equivalent, representing around 2% of the total carbon emissions in Cyprus. The results are directly applicable for understanding the impacts of brine discharge on seagrass meadows, one of the most common types of Mediterranean seabed ecosystems and useful for providing guidance to decision makers as they are striving to achieve a zero-carbon economy. strategies for achieving greater sustainability in terms of reduced CO 2 emissions and less brine discharge are discussed.

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“…Systematic monitoring was established in 2011, and 14 seals have since been identified, including five pups (Nicolaou et al, 2019). In Northern Cyprus, Gucu et al (2009) described 39 caves, with eight suitable for breeding, and five seals were identified outside the breeding season. Single adult seals were found stranded dead in 2012 and 2014 (Snape et al, 2014), and a non-moulted pup was observed with an adult female in 2013 (Snape et al, 2013; for standardization, we use the age–sex classification of Samaranch & González, 2000).…”

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“…Here, towards establishing long-term population monitoring in Northern Cyprus, three previously confirmed (Gucu et al, 2009) and five potential monk seal haul-out caves (Fig. 1), were monitored intermittently using motion-activated infrared camera traps during November 2016–May 2019.…”

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New monitoring confirms regular breeding of the Mediterranean monk seal in Northern Cyprus

Beton¹,

Broderick

Godley

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The Endangered Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus is one of the most threatened marine mammals. Across Cyprus, suitable habitat and presence of monk seals is well documented and, recently, camera-trap surveys in Southern Cyprus found there to be pupping. We present results of the first camera-trap surveys in Northern Cyprus spanning the pupping period. Four adult/subadults and three pups were identified in three of eight caves monitored with camera traps. One site on the north-west of the island supported at least three adult/subadult seals and pupping occurred there in 3 consecutive years. The breeding and resting sites identified require urgent conservation to manage threats of disturbance, coastal development and fisheries bycatch. To determine the size of this population, a long-term survey with greater and more continuous coverage is required.

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Note: A Survey of the critically endangered Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) along the coast of Northern Cyprus

Cited by 18 publications

References 9 publications

Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) Resighted Along the Israeli Coastline After More than Half a Century

Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) Resighted Along the Israeli Coastline After More than Half a Century

Aspects of environmental impacts of seawater desalination: Cyprus as a case study

New monitoring confirms regular breeding of the Mediterranean monk seal in Northern Cyprus

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