The Îles du Nord are highly frequented by marine mammals

Le grand dauphin Tursiops truncatus The bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus © Nicolas Maslach

On November 15th at the Mercure Hotel, Romain Renoux, in charge of the AGOA Sanctuary in Saint-Martin, presented the results of the marine mammal monitoring programs, initiated by Nicolas Maslach within the Sanctuary and carried out in the Îles du Nord over 2012 and 2013. Over the 3 seasons, 1,022km of transects were completed around Saint-Martin and Saint Barthelemy, and 1,400km around Anguilla, Saint Eustatius and Saba. 68 visual observations were reported. 6 different species were seen : the humpback whale, sperm whale, atlantic spotted dolphin, pantropical spotted dolphin, bottlenose dolphin and the very rare pygmy sperm whale. The presence of short-finned pilot whales was acoustically confirmed. The significant presence of sperm whales calls for additional scientific research in order to increase our knowledge about their backgrounds and their activities. The presence of Bryde’s whales and killer whales remains to be confirmed. These scientific missions confirm the faunal richness of our waters which endows us with the important responsibility of protecting these species.

All articles from: Newsletter-19

Better Knowledge About Protected Areas And Protected Species

1 : Edito - The track record, 15 years later
2 : The Îles du Nord are highly frequented by marine mammals
3 : The marine mammals showed up
4 : Tracking whales to get to know them better
5 : A «sponge» workshop
6 : 360-degree panoramic reef films
7 : A very rare lizard discovered at Tintamare
8 : An invading species that’s not necessarily harmful
9 : An artificial reef to help rescue larvae
10 : Lion fish and ciguatera
11 : Gaia was saved thanks to the Reserve
13 : The destruction of ruins is in sight
14 : Dry toilets on Pinel
15 : The Nature Reserve and Conservatoire’s projects for 2014
16 : Police actions
17 : Further pollution in the Grand Etang
18 : Anti-theft anchorages at Pinel
19 : Caribbean recognition for the mangrove trail
20 : A bright future for Daniel Lewis
21 : Exchange of good practices in Galion
22 : AGOA represented by the Saint-Martin Nature Reserve
23 : IMPAC 3 : an event not to be missed
24 : Saint-Martin pays a visit to Réunion
25 : The Reserve follows the whales in Martinique
26 : The Reserve travels to Corpus Christi
27 : Press Review

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Partenaires techniques et financiers de la Réserve naturelle

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