Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you 3 new articles have been presented in 38th CIESM Congress, Istanbul. For pdf copies please send requests or use the following links. Dede, A. & =D6zt=FCrk, B. 2007. Cetacean observations in the Marmara and Aeg= ean Sea in spring season 2005. Rapp. Comm. int. Mer M=E9dit., 38: 455. <http://www.ciesm.org/online/archives/abstracts/PDF/38/PG_00455.pdf> http://www.ciesm.org/online/archives/abstracts/PDF/38/PG_00455.pdf. Abstract In the Aegean Sea, according to standard distance sampling procedure, 1800 km (972 nm) and 139 hrs effort of observation carried out during 20.04-20.05.2005 for determining the size and distribution of dolphin population. During the study, totally 19 sightings of three species (Delphinus delphis, Tursiops truncatus and Stenella coeruleoalba) were recorded. The sighting data were analyzed by the Distance 5.0 Tonay, A. M., Dede, A., =D6zt=FCrk, A.A., =D6zt=FCrk, B. 2007. Stomach conte= nt of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the Turkish western Black Sea in spring and early summer. Rapp. Comm. int. Mer M=E9dit., 38: 616. <http://www.ciesm.org/online/archives/abstracts/PDF/38/PG_00616.pdf> http://www.ciesm.org/online/archives/abstracts/PDF/38/PG_00616.pdf Abstract The study was based on stomach content from 42 harbour porpoises bycaught or stranded between April to June in 2002 and 2003, on the Turkish western Black Sea coast. Seven fish species were identified. Sprat and whiting were the most important fish species in the diet by frequency of occurrence (64.1% and 23.6%, respectively). Besides fishes, crustaceans, pieces of algae, molluscs, bivalves, sand and plastic debris were also recorded. Tonay, A. M., Dede, A., =D6zt=FCrk, A.A. 2007. Stomach contents of bycaught Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the Marmara Sea. Rapp. Comm. int. Mer M=E9dit., 38:617. <http://www.ciesm.org/online/archives/abstracts/PDF/38/PG_00617.pdf> http://www.ciesm.org/online/archives/abstracts/PDF/38/PG_00617.pdf Abstract The study was based on stomach content of four harbour porpoises bycaught in the coastal fishery in 2004 and 2006, on the Marmara Sea coast. Three fish species, horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus), sprat (Sprattus sprattus) and gobies (Gobiidae sp.) were identified. Horse mackerel and sprat were the most important fish species in their diet. Best wishes, Arda M. TONAY ----------------------------------------------------------------- Istanbul University Faculty of Fisheries Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:200 Laleli, 34480 =DDstanbul, Turkey Tel: 90 212 455 5700 Fax: 90 212 514 0379 atonay@istanbul.edu.tr Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) www.tudav.org .