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Dr. Teri Knowles on Gulf Cetacean mortality post BP
Dr Teri Knowles lectures the NAS RESTORE group and interested parties on causes of cetacean mortality in the Gulf. BP killed about half the dolphins of the mississippi river delta, and more than a third of the dolphins in Barataria. Birthing success dropped to one in eight from a baseline of roughly 7 in 8. It is estimated that it will take the Northern Gulf Dolphin populations 40 years to recover, and perhaps longer, depending on prey availability and changes to habitat. The good news is that population can recover, but dolphins and other cetaceans that we know less well must be monitored with NAS funds for a very long time.
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Dr Teri Knowles lectures the NAS RESTORE group and interested parties on causes of cetacean mortality in the Gulf. BP killed about half the dolphins of the mississippi river delta, and more than a third of the dolphins in Barataria. Birthing success dropped to one in eight from a baseline of roughly 7 in 8. It is estimated that it will take the Northern Gulf Dolphin populations 40 years to recover, and perhaps longer, depending on prey availability and changes to habitat. The good news is that population can recover, but dolphins and other cetaceans that we know less well must be monitored with NAS funds for a very long time.
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