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8178416

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-6-7
pubmed:abstractText
In the first quarter of 1992, 118 dolphin carcases, of which 54 were positively identified as common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), were found stranded on the coast of Cornwall and Devon. To determine the cause, detailed post mortem examinations were carried out on 38 of the carcases, and the results were compared with those from 20 common dolphins that stranded on the coast of Cornwall and Devon in the previous 15 months. There was no evidence that the deaths were due to an infectious or parasitic disease, or acute intoxication by any of the algal toxins, trace metals or chlorinated hydrocarbons measured. However, 30 of the 38 dolphins showed signs associated with incidental capture in fishing gear. Skin lesions characteristic of capture in a small-meshed net and the predominance of recently ingested Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) and pilchard (Sardina pilchardus) in the stomachs of the dolphins suggested that they had been caught in the trawl or purse seine nets used for these fish. There is insufficient information to explain why this high mortality occurred in 1992 and not in other years.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0042-4900
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
22
pubmed:volume
134
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
81-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Mass mortality of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in south west England due to incidental capture in fishing gear.
pubmed:affiliation
Veterinary Science Group, Institute of Zoology, London.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article