UK Cetacean Strandings Project

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Hello sir, is there any one can tell me what is main aim of UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme project?

[pooja]

The UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme was established in 1990. This is a funded body which is funded by Defra and the Devolved Administrations.

The UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme is coordinating the investigation of all whales, dolphins and porpoises (collectively known as cetaceans), marine turtles and basking sharks that strand around the UK coastline.

This is also retrieving a proportion for investigation at post-mortem to allow to establish a cause of death.

Aim of UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme project:



Aim project of UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme:

The collaborative UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP) has been funded by UK government to;

Collate, analyse and report data for all cetacean strandings around the coast of the UK,

Determine the causes of death in stranded cetaceans, including by-catch and physical trauma,

Undertake surveillance on the incidence of disease in stranded cetaceans in order to identify any substantial new threats to their conservation status,

Maintain a national cetacean tissue archive.

Post-mortem examination of stranded animals carried out by the CSIP provides unique insights into:

Causes of death
Diseases
Environmental contaminant levels
Reproductive patterns
Diet
Other aspects of the general health of cetacean populations in UK waters

Key species:

Harbour porpoise
Common dolphin
Bottlenose dolphin
Killer whale
People involved
Rob Deaville
Dr Paul Jepson
Matthew Perkins

Can you tell me about the aim behind starting the Project - UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP)?

[pawan]

The UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP) was stated 1990 and is funded by Defra and the Devolved Administrations. It coordinates the investigation of all whales, dolphins and porpoises (collectively known as cetaceans), marine turtles and basking sharks that strand around the UK coastline.

As well as documenting each individual stranding, it also retrieves a proportion for investigation at post-mortem to allow us to establish a cause of death. The data and samples collected during the course of its research have also facilitated a large number of international collaborations, which have addressed a wide range of scientific questions.

Project Aims

Since 1990, the collaborative UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP) has been funded by UK government to;
Collate, analyse and report data for all cetacean stranding around the coast of the UK,
Determine the causes of death in stranded cetaceans, including by-catch and physical trauma,
Undertake scrutiny on the incidence of disease in stranded cetaceans in order to identify any substantial new threats to their conservation status,
Maintain a national cetacean tissue archive.

In addition, the CSIP also conducts similar research on UK stranded marine turtles and to investigate UK stranded basking sharks.

The research conducted under the programme continues to provide insight into the diseases, health status and threats to cetaceans and marine turtles in UK waters.

Such a systematic and long-term monitoring programme of stranded animals facilitates the investigation of spatio-temporal trends in disease, causes of mortality and exposure to environmental pollutants largely inaccessible by other methods.

It also enables both on-going assessment of the dynamics of particular threats and their response to specific conservation measures.

The CSIP also continues to submit data on stranding and post-mortem examinations to the UK annual national report for ASCOBANS (Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas).