Côtes françaises du Golfe de Gascogne - Manche - Mer du Nord - Méditerranée

Cetacean abundance; Cetacean behaviour; Cetacean mortality; Cetacean morphology and physiology

Manual biota samplers; observers

Database of stranding sightings by catch on marine mammals of french coast. Sample collections for ecological parameters determination.

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Centre de Recherche Mammiferes Marins
Institut de la Mer et du Littoral Port des Minimes
LA ROCHELLE

17000
France