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Our mission is to increase the knowledge about deep-water ecology, more specifically the cetacean/cephalopod interactions.
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THE PROJECT
The goal of MONICEPH is to monitor cephalopod pieces found at the surface of the water in the Azores in order to study (i) the diet of cephalopod-eating cetaceans, (sperm whales, but also pilot whales, beaked whales and Risso's dolphins) and (ii) the ecology of deep-water cephalopods.
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OUR METHOD
Whale-watching companies are collecting cephalopod pieces found at the surface of the ocean.
First pictures are taken to help identify the species and understand which part of the cephalopod has been eaten.
Then the beak (if present) and a piece of muscle is stored for later species identification, including DNA barcoding analysis.
Additional data collected includes GPS coordinates, time, date and the species, gender, number and behaviour of cetaceans observed in the area.
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RECORD OF SAMPLES
Find here Cephalopods pieces found in the water of Sao Miguel island, Azores.
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PARTNERS
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LICENCES
Licences for sample collection
Sample authorization for scientific research from the the "Secretaria Regional do Mar, Ciência e Tecnologia" AMP / 2022 / 007
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COPYRIGHT
Information provided by MONICEPH can be used under the license CC Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
More information: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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