European Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises
Marine Mammal Conservation in Practice

Provides a succinct account of all major conservation threats faced by marine mammals and human actions to solve them

Peter G. H. Evans (Author)

9780128190531, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 4 December 2019

322 pages, Approx. 200 illustrations (200 in full color)
27.6 x 21.5 x 2.1 cm, 0.82 kg

"I could easily imagine a book on this topic without the extensive scope that the author includes, but it is this comprehensive nature that greatly enhances the volume. I found little to criticize here and what I found was nit-picky. The book ends with a short, direct, and what I would characterize as deeply honest chapter synthesizing the author’s personal thoughts regarding lessons learned, about ASCOBANS, and about conservation of marine mammals in general. In a world that can at times seem increasingly risk-averse and hyperfocused on optics, I found this chapter and its take-home messages to be refreshing, even more so because they are openly presented as his own opinions, with those of others also provided in seven stand-alone text boxes. This volume, celebrating the 25th anniversary of ASCOBANS, and with an explicit goal of giving insight into its successes and failures, provides an excellent framework for advancing such a challenging goal." --The Quarterly Review of Biology

European Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises: Marine Mammal Conservation in Practice presents an intimate view of the workings of international conservation agreements to protect marine mammals, detailing achievements over the last 25 years, identifying weaknesses and making recommendations that governments, scientists, marine stakeholders and the public can take to improve conservation efforts. The book is written by an experienced marine mammal scientist and award-winning conservationist, providing a unique synthesis on their status, distribution and ecology. In addition, it presents information on various conservation threats, including fisheries by catch, contaminants, noise disturbance, plastic ingestion and climate change.

1. History of the ASCOBANS Agreement2. Conservation Agreements for the Protection of Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises3. Regional Review of Cetaceans in NW Europe4. Systematic List of European Cetaceans5. Conservation Threats6. Conservation Research7. Conservation Actions8. Focus on the Future

Subject Areas: Animal husbandry [TVH], Zoology & animal sciences [PSV], Marine biology [PSPM]