Marine Mammal Welfare

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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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?

• cetacean, pinniped, ursid, sirenia, otarinnae, lutrinae
• welfare, conservation, environmental change
• marine pollution, marine noise, hunting
• captive marine mammals
• climate change
• welfare assessment
• Fish and Wildlife Biology
• climate change impacts

“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)

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

  Andy Butterworth

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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