Map showing all cetacean detections in the 2004 season. Night-time acoustic detections of sperm whales and striped dolphins are plotted with a range of 6 and 3 nautical miles, which are about the acoustic ranges measured for the species by our system

Cetaceans and fishes found dead entangled in a piece of driftnet near Samothrace Photo: A. Komnenou

Cetaceans and fishes found dead entangled in a piece of driftnet near Samothrace Photo: A. Komnenou

Graph showing the variation in PCB concentrations in the blubber of western Med striped dolphins (1987-2002).

Cetacean wintering habitats in the Black Sea: bottlenose dolphins spend the cold season separately from harbour porpoises and common dolphins. Map of the Black Sea showing the locations of the survey to determine cetacean presence and distribution.

Special from Turkey, Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) : some dolphins in the Istanbul Strait are identified through distinct marks, like this Bottlenose dolphin named "beyaz (white)" due to its whitish dorsal fin Photo: A. M. Tonay

Special from Turkey, Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) : the Istanbul Strait is one of the busiest waterways of the world. Sometimes dolphins are seen near the tankers Photo: A. M. Tonay

Special from Turkey, Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) : the shy harbour porpoise can be found also in the Istanbul Strait Photo: Arda M. Tonay

Special from Turkey, Marine Mammal Research Group (DEMAG): a false killer whale that stranded in the bay of Izmir Photo: N. Ozan Veryeri/SAD-DEMAG

Special from Turkey, Marine Mammal Research Group (DEMAG): a sperm whale that stranded in the bay of Izmir Photo: N. Ozan Veryeri/SAD-DEMAG

First record of a Gervais' beaked whale, Mesoplodon europaeus (Gervais, 1855), in the Mediterranean Sea. The skull of Mesoplodon europaeus at the Milan Museum. From right to left: Luigi Cagnolaro, Michela Podestà, Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara.

The emaciated fin whale calf alongside the freighter. The asymmetric lower jaw coloration (white on the right, grey on left) is a sure giveaway of the species Photo Oz Goffman

The eastern Mediterranean Sea with the track of the whale as reported by the ship’s captain.

A school of rough-toothed dolphins patrols the waters of Haifa Harbour Photo: Mia Roditi-Elasar

Rough-toothed dolphins "invading" Haifa Port