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Important areas for conservation of cetaceans, sea turtles and giant devil rays in the Adriatic Sea: summary of existing knowledge

Eight cetacean species are present throughout the Mediterranean and are recorded in the Adriatic Sea with different densities. These include the common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, the short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis, the striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba, the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), the long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas), the Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) and the Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris). Additionally, two more species (considered visitors to the Mediterranean Sea), the false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) and the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), have been recorded with solitary individuals in the Adriatic Sea. Three sea turtle species are present in different numbers the Adriatic Sea, with loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) being the most numerous. The leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) occurs rarely and the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) is present in small numners.

Adriatic sea; conservation; cetacea; sea turtle; giant devil ray

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