Multispecies Mass Stranding of Pilot Whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), and Dwarf Sperm Whales (Kogia sima) in North Carolina on 15-1...
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Item Identification
Title: | Multispecies Mass Stranding of Pilot Whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), and Dwarf Sperm Whales (Kogia sima) in North Carolina on 15-16 January 2005 |
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Short Name: | Report on Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Event UMESE0501Sp: |
Status: | Completed |
Publication Date: | 2006-03-01 |
Abstract: |
On 15-16 Jan 2005, three offshore species of cetaceans (33 short-finned pilot whales, Globicephala macrorhynchus, one minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, and two dwarf sperm whales, Kogia sima) stranded alive on the beaches of North Carolina. The pilot whales stranded near Oregon Inlet, the minke whale in northern North Carolina, and the dwarf sperm whales near Cape Hatteras. Live strandings of three species in one weekend was unique in North Carolina and qualified as an Unusual Mortality Event. Gross necropsies were conducted on 16-17 Jan 2005 on 27 pilot whales, two dwarf sperm whales, and the minke whale. Samples were collected for clinical pathology, parasitology, gross pathology, histopathology, microbiology and serology. There was variation in the number of animals sampled for each collection type, however, due to carcasses washing off the beach or degradation in carcass condition during the course of the response. Comprehensive histologic examination was conducted on 16 pilot whales, both dwarf sperm whales, and the minke whale. Limited organ or only head tissue suites were obtained from nine pilot whales. Histologic examination of tissues began in Feb 2005 and concluded in Dec 2005 when final sampling was concluded. In summary, the researchers did not find commonality in gross and histologic lesions that would indicate a single cause for this stranding event. Three pilot whales and one dwarf sperm whale had debilitating conditions identified that could have contributed to stranding, one pilot whale had a debilitating condition (subdural hemorrhage) that could have been present prior to or resulting from stranding. While the pilot and dwarf sperm whale strandings may have had a common cause, the minke whale stranding was probably just coincidental. On the basis of examination of physical evidence in the affected whales, however, the authors cannot definitively conclude that there was or was not a causal link between anthropogenic sonar activity or environmental conditions (or a combination of these factors) and the strandings. Overall, the cause of UMESE0501Sp in North Carolina is not and likely will not be definitively known. |
Other Citation Details: |
Hohn, Aleta A., David S. Rotstein, Craig A. Harms, and Brandon L. Southall. 2006. Report on Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Event UMESE0501Sp: Multispecies Mass Stranding of Pilot Whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), and Dwarf Sperm Whales (Kogia sima) in North Carolina on 15-16 January 2005.NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-537, 222 p. TM. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) |
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
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World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) |
Globicephala macrorhynchus
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World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) |
Kogia sima
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | dwarf sperm whales |
None | marine mammal |
None | minke whale |
None | pilot whale |
None | stranding |
None | UMESE0501Sp |
Temporal Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | 2005 |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | Cape Hatteras |
None | oregon inlet |
Document Information
Document Type: | Technical Memorandum (Tech Mem |
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Format: | Acrobat Portable Document Format |
Status Code: | Published |
Support Roles
Author
Date Effective From: | 2006 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Hohn, Aleta |
Address: |
101 Pivers Island Road Beaufort, NC 28156 |
Email Address: | aleta.hohn@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 252-728-8797 |
Fax: | 252-728-8784 |
URL: | Aleta Hohn Google Scholar Page |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2006 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | NOAA Central Library |
Address: |
1315 East-West Highway SSMC3, 2nd Floor Silver Spring, MD 20910 United States |
Email Address: | library.reference@noaa.gov |
Phone: | (301) 734-2607 ext. 157 |
URL: | https://library.noaa.gov/ |
Business Hours: | 8:00 AM 4:30 - PM |
Extents
Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
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Start: | 2005-01-15 |
End: | 2005-01-16 |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Start Date: | 2006 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/3457 |
Distributor: | NOAA Central Library (2006 - Present) |
Description: |
Title : Report on marine mammal unusual mortality event UMESE0501Sp : multispecies mass stranding of pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), and Dwarf sperm whales (Kogia sima) in North Carolina on 15-16 January 2005 Personal Author(s) : Hohn, Aleta A. (Aleta Ann), 1954-;Rotstein, David R.;Harms, Craig A., 1957-;Southall, Brandon Lee; Corporate Authors(s) : Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Published Date : 2006 Series : NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-SEFSC ; 537 |
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File Size: | 11.60 MB |
Compression: | Uncompressed |
Review Status: | Chked Viruses Inapp Content |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 26137 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26137 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Lee M Weinberger |
Metadata Record Created: | 2015-07-28 12:53+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-09-27 12:04+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2021-04-29 |
Owner Org: | SEFSC |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2021-04-29 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2022-04-29 |