Stranding Response Resources
Marine mammal stranding is generally associated with cetaceans, but can involve any marine mammal, including sirenians and pinnipeds. This page has been designed to showcase up-to-date practices and information to respond to strandings, presenting both general guides and regional advice.
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Best Practice on Cetacean Post Mortem Investigation and Tissue Sampling
2019
Technical Report | 🇬🇧
Protocolo De Respuesta a Varamientos De Especies Marinas | Ecuador
2018
Regional Resource | 🇪🇸
Guía Para La Atención de Varamientos de Mamíferos Acuáticos en Colombia
2017
Regional Resource | 🇪🇸
Face-to-Face with a Beached Whale | Guidelines for the Welfare of Live Stranded Cetaceans
2017
Technical Report | 🇬🇧
Technical Factsheet | Dead Seal or Small Cetacean
2017
Technical Report | 🇬🇧
Developing Practical Guidance for the Handling of Cetacean Stranding Events
2016
Technical Report | 🇬🇧
Guide Des Échouages De Mammiféres Marins
2015
Regional Resource | 🇫🇷
Pinniped & Cetacean Oil Spill Response Guidelines
2015
Technical Report | 🇬🇧
A Stranding Guide to the Marine Mammals of the Wider Caribbean Region to Marine Mammals
2013
Regional Resource | 🇬🇧
Marine Mammal Stranding Response Manual | Rescue, Rehabilitation & Release of Stranded Cetaceans & Dugong, Philippines
2013
Regional Resource | 🇬🇧
Marine Mammal Necropsy: An introductory guide for stranding responders and field biologists
2007
Technical Report | 🇬🇧
Marine Mammals Ashore: A Field Guide for Strandings
1993
Technical Report | 🇬🇧
Cetacean Pathology: Dissection Techniques and Tissue Sampling
1991
Technical Report | 🇬🇧
Standardised Protocols for the Collection of Biological Samples from Stranded Cetaceans
Regional Resource | 🇬🇧