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A near mass stranding of cetaceans in St Helena Bay, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: PB Best --- , South Africa D Reeb --- , South AfricaA group of 70 false killer whales Pseudorca crassidens and 124 bottlenose dolphins Tursiops sp., and a separate group of 13 Risso's dolphins Grampus griseus, assembled close inshore off a known mass-stranding site in St Helena Bay, South Africa, in... -
False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens mass stranding at Long Beach on South Africa's Cape Peninsula, 2009
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SP Kirkman --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa MA Meÿer --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa M Thornton --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaA mass stranding of false killer whales Pseudorca crassidens at Long Beach near the village of Kommetjie (34°8.18'S, 18°9.77'E) on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa, in May 2009 is described. Theestimated size of stranded group was 55 animals, which is... -
Early post-release survival of stranded Cape fur seal pups at Black Rocks, Algoa Bay, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: GJG Hofmeyr --- , South Africa M du Toit --- , South Africa SP Kirkman --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South AfricaThe small and isolated Cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus rookery at Black Rocks, Algoa Bay, South Africa, is an important component of the marine biota of the Addo Elephant National Park. Although little is known of the demographics of... -
The November 2011 irruption of buoy barnacles Dosima fascicularis in the Western Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: PG Ryan --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa GM Branch --- Marine Research Institute, Department of Zoology, South AfricaNovember 2011 saw an unprecedented irruption of buoy barnacles Dosima fascicularis in coastal waters off the Western Cape, South Africa. Buoy barnacles not uncommonly strand in the region attached to feathers, plastic litter and other small objects, but the 2011... -
Pygmy right whale Caperea marginata records from Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: RH Leeney --- Namibian Dolphin Project, Namibia K Post --- Natural History Museum, The Netherlands PB Best --- Mammal Research Institute, South Africa CJ Hazevoet --- Unidade de Zoologia, Rua da Junqueira, Portugal SH Elwen --- Namibian Dolphin Project, NamibiaAll known records of pygmy right whales Caperea marginata in Namibia since 1978 are summarised for the first time, including 12 strandings (live and recently dead animals) and skeletal remains from at least eight more individuals. The majority of strandings... -
A mass mortality of fishes caused by receding water levels in the vegetated littoral zone of the West Kleinemonde Estuary, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AK Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa PD Cowley --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South AfricaOn 15 November 2017 the mouth of the West Kleinemonde Estuary breached following heavy catchment rains and increased river flow. The water level in the estuary following mouth opening decreased by 1.65 m within 24 h, resulting in an almost...