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Marine Mammal Welfare

Human Induced Change in the Marine Environment and its Impacts on Marine Mammal Welfare

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  • © 2017

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Editors:
  1. Andy Butterworth

    1. Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, United Kingdom

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  • Can we understand, and try to balance, the needs and welfare of marine mammals with human use of the marine and coastal environment?
  • Hunting marine mammals – profit, versus protection, versus profligacy – in the long term which will rule?
  • The politics of marine mammals - why are marine mammals and their welfare becoming more visible and important to the public, and as a significant topic in the political arena?

Part of the book series: Animal Welfare (AWNS, volume 17)

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Introduction

    • Andy Butterworth
    Pages 1-7

  3. Anthropogenic Ocean Change: The Consummate Threat to Marine Mammal Welfare

    • Steven C. Amstrup, Flavio Lehner
    Pages 9-26

  4. Of Poisons and Plastics: An Overview of the Latest Pollution Issues Affecting Marine Mammals

    • Mark Peter Simmonds
    Pages 27-37

  5. Cetaceans

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
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    2. Welfare Implications of Cetacean Bycatch and Entanglements

      • Sarah J. Dolman, Michael J. Moore
      Pages 41-65

    3. From Hunting to Watching: Human Interactions with Cetaceans

      • E. C. M. Parsons, Danielle Monaghan-Brown
      Pages 67-89

    4. Welfare Issues Associated with Small Toothed Whale Hunts: An Example, the ‘Drive Hunt’ in Taiji, Japan

      • Andy Butterworth, Diana Reiss, Philippa Brakes, Courtney Vail
      Pages 91-110

    5. Din of the Deep: Noise in the Ocean and Its Impacts on Cetaceans

      • Lindy Weilgart
      Pages 111-124

    6. Evaluating the Welfare Implications of Climate Change for Cetaceans

      • Mark Peter Simmonds
      Pages 125-135

    7. Managing the Welfare of Marine Mammals at Mass Strandings in Golden Bay, New Zealand

      • Mike Ogle
      Pages 137-146

    8. Social Change in Cetacean Populations Resulting from Human Influences

      • Philippa Brakes
      Pages 147-160

    9. Cetaceans in Captivity

      • Rob Lott, Cathy Williamson
      Pages 161-181

    10. Assessing the Welfare of Cetacea

      • Isabella L. K. Clegg, Andy Butterworth
      Pages 183-211

  6. Seals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213
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    2. The Welfare Impact on Pinnipeds of Marine Debris and Fisheries

      • Andy Butterworth, Sue Sayer
      Pages 215-239

    3. Loss of Habitat: Impacts on Pinnipeds and Their Welfare

      • Sheryl Fink
      Pages 241-252

    4. Welfare Aspects of Commercial Hunting and Climate Change

      • Rebecca Aldworth
      Pages 253-271

    5. Assessing the Welfare of Pinnipeds

      • Isabella L. K. Clegg, Andy Butterworth
      Pages 273-295

  7. Sirenians

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 297-297
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About this book

Marine mammals attract human interest – sometimes this interest is benign or positive – whale watching, conservation programmes for whales, seals, otters, and efforts to clear beaches of marine debris are seen as proactive steps to support these animals. However, there are many forces operating to affect adversely the lives of whales, seals, manatees, otters and polar bears – and this book explores how the welfare of marine mammals has been affected and how they have adapted, moved, responded and sometimes suffered as a result of the changing marine and human world around them. Marine mammal welfare addresses the welfare effects of marine debris, of human traffic in the oceans, of noise, of hunting, of whale watching and tourism, and of some of the less obvious impacts on marine mammals – on their social structures, on their behaviours and migration, and also of the effects on captivity for animals kept in zoos and aquaria. There is much to think and talk about – how marine mammals respond in a world dramatically influenced by man, how are their social structures affected and how is their welfare impacted?

Reviews

“The figures and photographs are well designed and informative, and the literature citations for those wishing to learn more are extensive and current. This text will be an indispensable resource for anyone interested in marine mammal welfare. … Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.” (S. R. Fegley, Choice, Vol. 55 (11), July, 2018)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Andy Butterworth

About the editor

Dr Andy Butterworth MRCVS is Reader in Animal Science and Policy in the Clinical Veterinary School, University of Bristol, UK. Andy teaches and carries out research in the areas of animal disease and production, animal welfare and legislation, behavioural biology, and animal welfare assessment in both farm and wild animals. He is a member of the European Food Standards Agency Scientific Panel on Animal health and Welfare, and chairs the EEER (Ethics, Economics, Education and Regulation) of the Farm Animal Welfare committee in the UK. He lectures widely and publishes in books, and the academic and trade press, with over 200 publications to date.

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