Estado:

En ejecución

Localización:

Galicia

Fecha de ejecución:

2022

Duración:

01/06/2022 – 31/12/2025

Presupuesto total:

€421,052.63

Importe de la ayuda de la Fundación Biodiversidad:

€400,000 (95%)

The Galician Stranding Network was launched in 1990, with the creation of the CEMMA, through the registration of marine mammals and turtles. The annual average of strandings has been evolving upwards to values of 1996-2020 reaching 270 specimens/year (with a maximum annual peak in 2020 of up to 435 specimens of all species assisted, of which mammals and sea turtles account for 77.5%), with a trend of continuous increase in the general number of strandings, although varying depending on the faunal groups. The information provided by these cases is essential in terms of the health of the populations and causes of mortality, but also as the contribution of samples for ecobiological studies, information that is not possible to obtain in any other way and without invasive methods. 10% of the specimens are registered stranded alive and are susceptible to being refloated or rehabilitated and returned to the environment in good condition, in this way it has been achieved.

Some of the specific objectives of this project are:

• Provide follow-up and response to stranding and accidental capture events.
• To find out the possible cause of death and the incidence of anthropogenic impacts.
• Specifically assist stranded specimens alive, rescue them through reintroduction or admission for rehabilitation and subsequent release into the environment.
• Detect stranded specimens and monitor the coastal and coastal use of specimens susceptible to stranding or that were previously refloated.
• Promote social participation as a fundamental tool for conservation through training for volunteers and citizen awareness for the support of the Stranding Network and Communication Plan.