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Southern right whale on the coast of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil: conflict between conservation and human activity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2007

Liliane Lodi  and
Marcelo Tardelli Rodrigues
Liliane Lodi
Affiliation:
Instituto de Biologia Marinha, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Marinha, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Outeiro São João Batista, s/no. Rio de Janeiro, 24001-970, Brazil Instituto de Estudos da Ecologia de Mamíferos Marinhos, Rua Visconde do Rio Branco 869, Rio de Janeiro, 24020-006, Brazil
Marcelo Tardelli Rodrigues
Affiliation:
Instituto de Estudos da Ecologia de Mamíferos Marinhos, Rua Visconde do Rio Branco 869, Rio de Janeiro, 24020-006, Brazil
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Abstract

Between 1993 and 2005, 68 sightings of southern right whales were recorded along 400 km of coastline between Paraty Bay (23°13'S 44°42'W) and Macaé (22°22'S 41°47'W), Rio de Janeiro State, south-eastern Brazilian coast. Mother/calf pairs represented 66.1% of sightings. Only solitary individuals showed a distinct pattern of occurrence. Females with calf did not show a distinct pattern of occurrence suggesting their widespread distribution in the area. Analysis of the records and detailed accounts of the sightings of southern right whales reveal that there exist conflicts between the animals and human activities such as harassment and collision with boats during attempted rescues, accidental entanglement in fishing nets and intentional mortality, which may have a bearing in the conservation of the species in Brazilian waters.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 87 , Issue 1 , February 2007 , pp. 105 - 107
Copyright
2007 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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