Stranding of marine mammals in the period from 2003 to 2016, in the south ern coast of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Rodrigo Ribeiro de Freitas; Sarah Galatto Cancillier; Guilherme de Sá; Silvia Damiani Simões; Morgana Cirimbelli Gaidzinski; Kristian Madeira; Cristina Keiko Yamaguchi; Jairo José Zocche

doi:10.31686/ijier.vol9.iss5.3071

Authors

Rodrigo Ribeiro de Freitas Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense
Sarah Galatto Cancillier Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense
Guilherme de Sá Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Silvia Damiani Simões Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense
Morgana Cirimbelli Gaidzinski Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense
Kristian Madeira Universidade do Planalto Catarinense
Cristina Keiko Yamaguchi Universidade do Planalto Catarinense
Jairo José Zocche Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol9.iss5.3071

Keywords:

Marine Animals, Strandings, Mammals

Abstract

Stranding is the event in which a marine animal comes ashore after death or comes and is unable to return to the sea, which may occur due to natural, spatial tendencies and anthropic actions. It occurs in many countries, several of which have created formal programs to monitor. Mammals are at the top of the food chain, suffering more from changes in the environment, which is why they indicate the quality of the ecosystem. In the southern region of Brazil, inventories of marine mammal biodiversity emerged in the 1980s. Registering stranded data makes it possible to discover important information about marine animals and the oceans. This work aimed to collect information to identify the composition and abundance of strandings of marine mammals. The studied area is located on the southern coast of Santa Catarina, between the municipality of Jaguaruna and Passo de Torres. Data refer to collections made by the Zoology Museum Morgana Cirimbelli Gaidzinski , from the University of the Extreme South of Santa Catarina (UNESC), during the period from 2003 to 2016, through third-party activations and systematic monthly monitoring. The stranding frequency in this period was 344 mammals, belonging to 15 species, 10 genera, six families and two different orders. The occurrence of rare and unpublished animals was observed, such as Balaenoptera physalus, Kogia breviceps and Arctocephalus gazela.

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Author Biographies

Rodrigo Ribeiro de Freitas, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense

Mestrando no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais na
Sarah Galatto Cancillier, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense

Graduanda em Matemática Licenciatura Plena na Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense – UNESC. Criciúma, Brazil
Guilherme de Sá, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Production Engineer by the University of the Extreme South of Santa Catarina, Criciúma, Brazil
Silvia Damiani Simões, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense

Licenciada em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense – UNESC. Criciúma, Brazil.
Morgana Cirimbelli Gaidzinski, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense

Mestre em Geografia. Coordenadora do Museu de Zoologia na Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense – UNESC. Criciúma, Brazil
Kristian Madeira, Universidade do Planalto Catarinense

Doutor em Ciências da Saúde. Docente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sistemas Produtivos em Associação entre a UNIPLAC, UNESC, UNIVILLE e UnC. Criciúma, Brazil
Cristina Keiko Yamaguchi, Universidade do Planalto Catarinense

Universidade do Planalto Catarinense - UNIPLAC e Universidade Alto Vale do Rio do Peixe - UNIARP
Jairo José Zocche, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense

Doutor em Ciências. Docente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais na Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense – UNESC. Criciúma, Brazil

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