Overfishing and the disappearance of short-beaked common dolphins from western Greece

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Social and Behavioural Factors in Cetacean Responses to Overexploitation: Are Odontocetes Less “Resilient” Than Mysticetes? (2012, unknown): “, [118]).”
From common to rare: The case of the Mediterranean common dolphin (2011, methodology): “Despite a lack in historical data, it is increasingly recognized that the Mediterranean biodiversity—particularly on top of the food web—has severely declined in the last decades due to anthropogenic pressure, mainly unsustainable harvest (Briand, 2000; Bearzi et al., 2008; Coll et al., 2008b, 2009;”
Ecology and conservation of common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in the Mediterranean Sea (2009, background): “…pilchard Sardina pilchardus and round sardinella Sardinella aurita are important prey for bottlenose dolphins living in the Amvrakikos Gulf (Bearzi et al., 2008a), whilst those around the Greek island of Kalamos – less than 100 km distant – predominantly target demersal prey (Bearzi et…”
The Biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: Estimates, Patterns, and Threats (2010, background): “These species include sperm whales, which have been declining since the end of the 1980s [274]; short-beaked common dolphins, which began to decline around the 1970s [93,275]; common bottlenose dolphins, which have decreased by at least 30% over the past 60 years [97,276]; and striped dolphins, whic”