Baldwin, R.,Willson, A.,Looker, E.,Buzas, B.
Growing knowledge of cetacean fauna in the Emirate of Fujairah, UAE Journal Article
In: Tribulus, vol. 26, no. 313, 2018.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Distribution, Gulf of Oman, rough-toothed dolphin, stenella coeruleoalba, steno bredanensis, Striped dolphin, United Arab Emirates
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title = {Growing knowledge of cetacean fauna in the Emirate of Fujairah, UAE},
author = {Baldwin, R.,Willson, A.,Looker, E.,Buzas, B.},
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date = {2018-01-01},
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abstract = {Most records of cetaceans in the United Arab Emirates come from relatively few studies undertaken in Arabian Gulf
waters. However, recent study off the coast of Fujairah, in the Gulf of Oman, has revealed a rich diversity of cetaceans
with 11 or more species now known to occur in the emirate. Among them are three new records for the UAE, spotted,
striped and rough-toothed dolphins, as well as infrequently recorded large whales such as sperm, Bryde’s and blue
whales. Most species are primarily distributed in offshore waters over 500 m deep, though some species, such as the
Indo-Pacific common dolphin, also regularly occur closer to shore, including within the Port of Fujairah anchorage area.
Continuing research aims to investigate the population size, status and structure of cetaceans present in waters off
Fujairah using a variety of line transect, photographic, genetic and acoustic research techniques.},
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Most records of cetaceans in the United Arab Emirates come from relatively few studies undertaken in Arabian Gulf
waters. However, recent study off the coast of Fujairah, in the Gulf of Oman, has revealed a rich diversity of cetaceans
with 11 or more species now known to occur in the emirate. Among them are three new records for the UAE, spotted,
striped and rough-toothed dolphins, as well as infrequently recorded large whales such as sperm, Bryde’s and blue
whales. Most species are primarily distributed in offshore waters over 500 m deep, though some species, such as the
Indo-Pacific common dolphin, also regularly occur closer to shore, including within the Port of Fujairah anchorage area.
Continuing research aims to investigate the population size, status and structure of cetaceans present in waters off
Fujairah using a variety of line transect, photographic, genetic and acoustic research techniques.
waters. However, recent study off the coast of Fujairah, in the Gulf of Oman, has revealed a rich diversity of cetaceans
with 11 or more species now known to occur in the emirate. Among them are three new records for the UAE, spotted,
striped and rough-toothed dolphins, as well as infrequently recorded large whales such as sperm, Bryde’s and blue
whales. Most species are primarily distributed in offshore waters over 500 m deep, though some species, such as the
Indo-Pacific common dolphin, also regularly occur closer to shore, including within the Port of Fujairah anchorage area.
Continuing research aims to investigate the population size, status and structure of cetaceans present in waters off
Fujairah using a variety of line transect, photographic, genetic and acoustic research techniques.
Stewart, J. R.,Aspinall, S.,Beech, M.,Fenberg, P.,Hellyer, P.,Larkin, N.,Lokier, S. W.,Marx, F. G.,Meyer, M.,Miller, R.,Rainbow, P. S.,Taylor, J. D.,Whittaker, J. E.,Al-Mehsin, K.,Strohmenger, C. J.
In: Quaternary Science Reviews, vol. 30, no. 238, pp. 3675-3690, 2011, ISBN: 0277-3791.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Arabian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Humpback Whale, megaptera novaeangliae, United Arab Emirates
@article{,
title = {Biotically constrained palaeoenvironmental conditions of a mid-Holocene intertidal lagoon on the southern shore of the Arabian Gulf: evidence associated with a whale skeleton at Musaffah, Abu Dhabi, UAE},
author = {Stewart, J. R.,Aspinall, S.,Beech, M.,Fenberg, P.,Hellyer, P.,Larkin, N.,Lokier, S. W.,Marx, F. G.,Meyer, M.,Miller, R.,Rainbow, P. S.,Taylor, J. D.,Whittaker, J. E.,Al-Mehsin, K.,Strohmenger, C. J.},
url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379111002836},
issn = {0277-3791},
year = {2011},
date = {2011-01-01},
journal = {Quaternary Science Reviews},
volume = {30},
number = {238},
pages = {3675-3690},
abstract = {Whale remains (a left and right mandible, scapula, humerus and fragmentary radius and ulna as well as parts of the cranium and rostrum) belonging to a probable humpback whale (Megaptera cf. novaeangliae) were found in the well-described sabkha sequence exposed in the Musaffah Industrial Channel, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. More precisely, the whale remains were found in a series of sediments representing a range of lagoonal facies. The sediments surrounding the whale bones were age-dated at approximately 5200 14C yrsBP and are therefore interpreted to correspond to the previously documented late Flandrian sea-level peak, preceding a fall in sea-level which culminated in the supratidal sabkha overprint of the carbonates. Associated with the whale remains is an assemblage of molluscs, foraminifera and ostracods. Together with the inferred presence of sea grass and algae, these facies are interpreted to indicate a very shallow subtidal to intertidal lagoonal environment. Cirripede remains found associated with the skeleton were identified as those of the whale barnacle Coronula diadema and hence had their origins with the whale. Significantly, the low species diversity of microfossils suggests that higher salinities existed in the mid-Holocene lagoon than are present in modern counterparts. This is here inferred to be related to the onset of continental aridity in Arabia during the mid-Holocene.},
keywords = {Arabian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Humpback Whale, megaptera novaeangliae, United Arab Emirates},
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Whale remains (a left and right mandible, scapula, humerus and fragmentary radius and ulna as well as parts of the cranium and rostrum) belonging to a probable humpback whale (Megaptera cf. novaeangliae) were found in the well-described sabkha sequence exposed in the Musaffah Industrial Channel, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. More precisely, the whale remains were found in a series of sediments representing a range of lagoonal facies. The sediments surrounding the whale bones were age-dated at approximately 5200 14C yrsBP and are therefore interpreted to correspond to the previously documented late Flandrian sea-level peak, preceding a fall in sea-level which culminated in the supratidal sabkha overprint of the carbonates. Associated with the whale remains is an assemblage of molluscs, foraminifera and ostracods. Together with the inferred presence of sea grass and algae, these facies are interpreted to indicate a very shallow subtidal to intertidal lagoonal environment. Cirripede remains found associated with the skeleton were identified as those of the whale barnacle Coronula diadema and hence had their origins with the whale. Significantly, the low species diversity of microfossils suggests that higher salinities existed in the mid-Holocene lagoon than are present in modern counterparts. This is here inferred to be related to the onset of continental aridity in Arabia during the mid-Holocene.
Van Waerebeek,K.,Baldwin,R.M.,Gallagher M.,Papastavrou,V.
Spinner dolphins Stenella longirostris from waters off the Sultanate of Oman and the Arabian Peninsula Journal Article
In: unknown, no. 490, 1997.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: dolphin, dolphins, Iran, Oman, Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris, United Arab Emirates
@article{,
title = {Spinner dolphins Stenella longirostris from waters off the Sultanate of Oman and the Arabian Peninsula },
author = {Van Waerebeek,K.,Baldwin,R.M.,Gallagher M.,Papastavrou,V.},
year = {1997},
date = {1997-01-01},
journal = {unknown},
number = {490},
abstract = {Confirmed coastal range states include Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Sultanate of Oman, Somalia, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Egypt. },
keywords = {dolphin, dolphins, Iran, Oman, Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris, United Arab Emirates},
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Confirmed coastal range states include Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Sultanate of Oman, Somalia, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Egypt.
Gallagher,M.D.
Collection of skulls of cetacea: Odondoceti from Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Oman, 1969 - 1990 Book
UNEP, 1991.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: bottlenose dolphin, cetacea, cetacean, cetaceans, Common dolphin, Cuvier's beaked whale, dwarf sperm whale, false killer whale, fishing gear, hump-backed dolphin, incidental capture, Indian Ocean, marine, marine mammal, mass mortality, morphology/anatomy, mortality, Oman, Risso's dolphin, sanctuaries, skull, skulls, sperm whale, Spinner dolphin, spotted dolphin, Strandings, Striped dolphin, tropical dolphin, United Arab Emirates
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title = {Collection of skulls of cetacea: Odondoceti from Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Oman, 1969 - 1990},
author = {Gallagher,M.D.},
year = {1991},
date = {1991-01-01},
journal = {Cetaceans and Cetacean Research in the Indian Ocean Sanctuary: Marine Mammal Technical Report Number 3},
number = {375},
pages = {89-97},
publisher = {UNEP},
abstract = {This paper details the collections of odontocete cetacean skulls from Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, 1969-90. Causes of death of specimens are unknown but the likelihood of natural strandings, incidental capture in fishing gear and mass mortality are discussed.},
keywords = {bottlenose dolphin, cetacea, cetacean, cetaceans, Common dolphin, Cuvier's beaked whale, dwarf sperm whale, false killer whale, fishing gear, hump-backed dolphin, incidental capture, Indian Ocean, marine, marine mammal, mass mortality, morphology/anatomy, mortality, Oman, Risso's dolphin, sanctuaries, skull, skulls, sperm whale, Spinner dolphin, spotted dolphin, Strandings, Striped dolphin, tropical dolphin, United Arab Emirates},
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This paper details the collections of odontocete cetacean skulls from Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, 1969-90. Causes of death of specimens are unknown but the likelihood of natural strandings, incidental capture in fishing gear and mass mortality are discussed.