short-beaked common dolphin

Short‐beaked common dolphins in the Gulf of Corinth are critically endangered

1. Local populations ('subpopulations') of globally abundant species can be exposed to human impacts that threaten their viability. Given the value of cetacean subpopulations as Evolutionary Significant Units, keystone and umbrella species, it is important to assess their conservation status separately and propose area-specific conservation measures.

The decline of short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) in the waters off the island of Ischia (Gulf of Naples, Italy)

This study presents data on a local population of short-beaked common dolphin monitored in the waters off Ischia Island (Gulf of Naples, Italy) over a 16-year period (2000-2015). We examine dolphin occurrence and distribution and perform photoidentification analysis. The data presented support the hypothesis that the waters around Ischia Island represent a feeding area, as well as a calving and an important nursery area for this local population, providing favourable conditions in which to give birth and raise calves.