Title Unusual mortality events of whales of the genus Kogia along the South African coastline between 2010 and 2020
Authors

Seakamela, Simon Mduduzi
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

McCue, Steven Andy
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Kotze, Pieter Gideon Hermanus
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Publisher Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2020)
Contributors

Contact Person: Seakamela, Simon Mduduzi
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, 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.)"
Data
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Temporal extent 01 Jan 2010 – 01 Jul 2020
Geographic extent
200 km
Leaflet Tiles © Esri — Source: Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, USGS, Intermap, iPC, NRCAN, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), Esri (Thailand), TomTom, 2012

North: -31.75469
South: -34.780455
West: 18.421131
East: 22.240087

Keywords cetacean, dwarf sperm whale, EBV: Ecosystem Function > Ecosystem disturbances, EBV: Species Populations > Species abundances, EBV: Species Populations > Species distributions, EBV: Species Traits > Physiology, EOV: Biology and Ecosystems > Marine turtles, birds, mammals abundance and distribution, EOV: Physics > Ocean surface heat flux, EOV: Physics > Sea surface temperature, SST, EOV: Physics > Surface currents, Kogia, Kogia breviceps, Kogia sima, marine mammals, pygmy sperm whale, strandings management, strandings trends, unusual mortality events, whales