Name: Unusual mortality events of whales of the genus Kogia along the South African coastline between 2010 and 2020
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DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.26052313

Title	Unusual mortality events of whales of the genus Kogia along the South African coastline between 2010 and 2020
Authors	Simon Mduduzi Seakamela Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Steven Andy McCue Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Pieter Gideon Hermanus Kotze Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)
Publisher	Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2020)
Contributors	Contact Person: Simon Mduduzi Seakamela Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), email: smseakamela@dffe.gov.za
Abstract	This report provides stranding trends of whales (genus Kogia) for the areas between Strandfontein on the West Coast and Grootbrak River on the South Coast of South Africa between 2010 and 2020 for the benefit of Municipalities, Scientists and Managers. The report is a product of Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) marine mammal health monitoring efforts under the title: "Long-term monitoring of the effects of environmental changes and humans activities on the health and conservation of marine mammals (i.e. Strandings, Bycatch, Marine Debris, Fisheries Interactions, Pollution, etc.)"
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Temporal extent	01 Jan 2010 – 01 Jul 2020
Geographic extent	North: -31.75469 South: -34.780455 West: 18.421131 East: 22.240087
Keywords	cetacean, dwarf sperm whale, Kogia, Kogia breviceps, Kogia sima, marine mammals, pygmy sperm whale, strandings management, strandings trends, unusual mortality events, whales

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