Report on the collision between a spinner dolphin and a boat in the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Western Equatorial Atlantic, Brazil
This paper reports a case of collision between an individual spinner dolphin and a boat in the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, as an example of disturbance potentially caused by tourism industry activities. Photos illustrating the inflicted injuries on the animal are presented, and preventive measures to avoid this kind of accidents are proposed. This is the first report on a collision between spinner dolphins and boats.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade | BIOTA - FAPESP
2007
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032007000100024 |
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