Stranding Tables

Stranding Tables

Table 1 - Mass Strandings of Beaked Whales

Table 2 - Associated Mass Strandings Involving Species Other Than Beaked Whales

Year	Location	Species (numbers)	Associated activity when available
1914	New York, United States	Cuvier’s beaked whale (2)
1960	Sagami Bay, Japan	Cuvier’s beaked whale(2)	US Fleet
1963	Gulf of Genoa, Italy	Cuvier’s beaked whale (15+)	Naval maneuvers
1963	Sagami Bay, Japan	Cuvier’s beaked whale (8-10)	US Fleet
1964	Sagami Bay, Japan	Cuvier’s beaked whale (2)	US Fleet
1965	Puerto Rico	Cuvier’s beaked whale (5)
1966	Ligurian Sea, Italy	Cuvier’s beaked whale (3)	Naval maneuvers
1967	Sagami Bay, Japan	Cuvier’s beaked whale (2)	US Fleet
1968	Bahamas	Cuvier’s beaked whale (4)
1974	Corsica	Cuvier’s beaked whale (3), Striped dolphin (1)	Naval patrol
1974	Lesser Antilles	Cuvier’s beaked whale (4)	Naval explosion
1975	Lesser Antilles	Cuvier’s beaked whale (3)
1978	Sagami Bay, Japan	Cuvier’s beaked whale (9)	US Fleet
1978	Suruga Bay, Japan	Cuvier’s beaked whale (4)	US Fleet
1979	Sagami Bay, Japan	Cuvier’s beaked whale (13)	US Fleet
1980	Bahamas	Cuvier’s beaked whale (3)
1981	Bermuda	Cuvier’s beaked whale (4)
1981	Alaska, United States	Cuvier’s beaked whale (2)
1983	Galapagos	Cuvier’s beaked whale (6)
1985	Canary Islands	Cuvier’s beaked whale (12+), Gervais’ beaked whale(1)	Naval maneuvers
1986	Canary Islands	Cuvier’s beaked whale (5), Gervais’ beaked whale (1), beaked whale sp. (1)
1987	Canary Islands	Gervais’ beaked whale(3)
1987	Italy	Cuvier’s beaked whale (2)
1987	Suruga Bay, Japan	Cuvier’s beaked whale (2)	US Fleet
1987	Canary Islands	Cuvier’s beaked whale (2)
1988	Canary Islands	Cuvier’s beaked whale (3), Bottlenose whale (a beaked whale) (1), Pygmy sperm whale (2)	Naval maneuvers
1989	Sagami Bay, Japan	Cuvier’s beaked whale (3)	US Fleet
1989	Canary Islands	Cuvier’s beaked whale (15+), Gervais’ beaked whale (3), Blainville’s beaked whale (2)	Naval maneuvers
1990	Suruga Bay, Japan	Cuvier’s beaked whale (6)	US Fleet
1991	Canary Islands	Cuvier’s beaked whale (2)	Naval maneuvers
1991	Lesser Antilles	Cuvier’s beaked whale (4)
1993	Taiwan	Cuvier’s beaked whale (2)
1994	Taiwan	Cuvier’s beaked whale (2)
1996	Greece	Cuvier’s beaked whale (12)	Naval Low Frequency Active Sonar trials
1997	Greece	Cuvier’s beaked whale (3)
1997	Greece	Cuvier’s beaked whale (9+)	Naval maneuvers
1998	Puerto Rico	Cuvier’s beaked whale (5)
1999	Virgin Islands	Cuvier’s beaked whale (4)	Naval maneuvers
2000	Bahamas	Cuvier’s beaked whale (9), Blainville’s beaked whale (3), beaked whale spp (2), Minke whale (2), Atlantic spotted dolphin (1)	Naval mid-frequency sonar
2000	Galapagos	Cuvier’s beaked whale (3)	Seismic research
2000	Madeira	Cuvier’s beaked whale (3)	Naval mid-frequency sonar
2001	Solomon Islands	Cuvier’s beaked whale (2)
2002	Canary Islands	Cuvier’s beaked whale (9), Gervais’ beaked whale (1), Blainville’s beaked whale (1), beaked whale spp. (3)	Naval mid-frequency sonar
2002	Mexico	Cuvier’s beaked whale (2)	Seismic research
2004	Canary Islands	Cuvier’s beaked whale (4)	Naval maneuvers
2006	Almeria Coast, Spain	Cuvier's beaked whale (4)

Table 1 - Mass Strandings of Beaked Whales

References:

Brownell, R.L., T. Yamada, J.G. Mead, and A.L. van Helden. 2004. Mass strandings of Cuvier’s beaked whales in Japan: U.S. Naval acoustic link? Paper SC/56/E37 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, (unpublished). 10pp. [Available from the Office of the Journal of Cetacean Research and Management.]

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). 2005. Report of the Ad-hoc Group on the Impact of Sonar on Cetaceans and Fish (AGISC). ICES CM 2005/ACE:01.

Martin, V., Servidio, A. and García, S. 2004. Mass strandings of beaked whales in the Canary Islands. In: Evans, P.G. H. and Miller, L. A. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Workshop on Active Sonar and Cetaceans. European Cetacean Society Newsletter, No. 42 (Special Issue)., pp. 33-36.

NOAA and U. S. Navy. 2001. Joint Interim Report; Bahamas Marine Mammal Stranding Event of 15-16 March 2000. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [Available online at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/prot_res/PR2/Health_and_Stranding_Response_Program/Interim_Bahamas_ Report.pdf]

Preliminary pathological study "Beaked whale mass stranding on Almería´s coasts in Southern Spain"(26th-27th January, 2006), Antonio Fernández, DVM, PhD, ECVP, Professor of Veterinary Pathology , University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 17 March 2006

Year	Location	Species (numbers)	Associated activity when available
1988	Canary Islands	Pygmy sperm whale (2), Cuvier’s beaked whale (3), Bottlenose whale (a beaked whale) (1)	Naval maneuvers
2000	Bahamas	Minke whale (2), Atlantic spotted dolphin (1), Cuvier’s beaked whale (9), Blainville’s beaked whale (3), beaked whale spp. (2)	Naval mid-frequency sonar
2002	Brazil	Humpback whale (8)	Seismic exploration
2003	Washington, United States	Harbor porpoise (14), Dall’s porpoise (1)	Naval mid-frequency sonar
2004	Hawaii, United States	Melon-headed whale (~200)	Naval mid-frequency sonar
2005	North Carolina, United States	Long-finned pilot whale (34), Dwarf sperm whale (2), Minke whale (1)	Naval maneuvers

Table 2 - Associated Mass Strandings Involving Species Other Than Beaked Whales

References:

Engel, M. H., Marcondes, M. C. C., Martins, C. C. A., Luna, F. O., Lima, R. P., and Campos, A. 2004. Are seismic surveys responsible for cetacean strandings? An unusual mortality of adult humpback whales in Abrolhos Bank, northeastern coast of Brazil. Paper SC/56/E28 presented to IWC Scientific Committee, Sorrento, Italy (unpublished). [Available from the Office of the Journal of Cetacean Research and Management.]

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). 2005. Assessment of acoustic exposures on marine mammals in conjunction with USS Shoup active sonar transmissions in the Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca and Haro Strait, Washington, 5 May 2003, Office of Protected Resources, 13 pp.

Tomaszeski, S. 2004. Presentation at the Third Plenary Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Acoustic Impacts on Marine Mammals, 27-29 July, San Francisco. [Available at:http://mmc.gov/sound/plenary3/pdf/tomaszeski.pdf]