Distribution and abundance of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) over the French Mediterranean continental shelf
Labach, H.; Azzinari, C.; Barbier, M.; Cesarini, C.; Daniel, B.; David, L.; Dhermain, F.; Di-Meglio, N.; Guichard, B.; Jourdan, J.; Robert, N.; Roul, M.; Tomasi, N.; Gimenez, O.
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The Mediterranean bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) sub-population is listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This species is strictly protected in France and the designation of Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) is required under the European Habitat Directive. However, little information is available about the structure, dynamic and distribution of the population in the French Mediterranean waters. We collected photo-identification data over the whole French Mediterranean continental shelf all year round between 2013 and 2015. We sighted 151 groups of bottlenose dolphins allowing the individually photo-identification of 1,060 animals. The encounter rate distribution showed the presence of bottlenose dolphins over the whole continental shelf all year round. Using capture-recapture methods, we estimated for the first time the size of the bottlenose dolphin resident population at 557 individuals (95% confidence interval: 216-872) along the French Mediterranean continental coast. Our results were used in support of the designation of a new dedicated SAC in the Gulf of Lion and provide a reference state for the bottlenose dolphin monitoring in the French Mediterranean waters in the context of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.
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