Cetacean strandings along the coast of Izmir Bay, Turkey

The present paper provides information on the stranding of cetaceans in Izmir Bay, Aegean Sea, between 1992 and 2004. The data were collected opportunistically during sightings and stranding data collection for Monk Seals. A total of 12 cetaceans, namely Bottle-nosed Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus (n=6), Common Dolphin, Delphinus delphis (n=3), - reported for the first time - and Striped Dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba, (n=3) were found to be stranded