Dear MARMAM community,

 

On behalf of the SCANS-IV scientific project partners and the steering committee, I am pleased to announce the publication of the second major report on the results of the SCANS-IV survey. The report describes the development and results of predictive habitat-based models of cetacean density for seven species and two species groups, based on survey effort and sighting data from the SCANS-IV survey conducted in European Atlantic waters in summer 2022. 

 

Please check out our project website for deliverables.

https://www.tiho-hannover.de/en/clinics-institutes/institutes/institute-of-terrestrial-and-aquatic-wildlife-research-itaw/scans-iv-survey

 

Direct link to report:

Gilles, A, Authier, M, Pigeault, R, Ramirez-Martinez, NC, Benoit, V, Carlström, J, Eira, C, Geelhoed, SCV, Laran, S, Sequeira, M, Sveegaard, S, Taylor, NL, Saavedra, C, Vázquez-Bonales, JA, Hammond, PS (2025). Spatial models of cetacean density in European Atlantic waters based on SCANS-IV summer 2022 survey data. Final report published 14 May 2025. 31 pp plus Appendix. https://tinyurl.com/3rv246v5

 

Download of predicted density surfaces (shapefiles per species) available here:

https://www.tiho-hannover.de/en/clinics-institutes/institutes/institute-of-terrestrial-and-aquatic-wildlife-research-itaw/scans-iv-survey/modelled-density-maps-and-shape-files-of-the-species-listed-in-the-report

            

And, yet another report describing the results of the first winterSCANS survey, which was conducted in the southern North Sea in 2024, can also be found on the website.

 

Direct link to report:

Ramirez-Martinez, NC, Hammond, PS, Blanchard, A, Geelhoed, SCV, Laran, S, Taylor, NL, Gilles, A (2025). winterSCANS: Estimates of cetacean abundance in the southern North Sea in winter 2024. Final report published 9 May 2025. 14 pp. https://tinyurl.com/3756prc5

 

Do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.

 

Best regards

Anita