Dear List Members, Apologies for cross-posting. We are pleased to announce that the following article has just been published in the Marine Biodiversity Records Journal. If you are interested in obtaining an electronic pdf of this paper, please visit the following website http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=876... contact Nino Pierantonio at n.pierantonio@gmail.com for article reprints. Pierantonio N., Bearzi G. 2012. Review of fin whale mortality events in the Adriatic Sea (1728—2012), with a description of a previously unreported killing. Marine Biodiversity Records, 5:e109. DOI:10.1017/S1755267212000930. Abstract – This paper contributes an updated and detailed review of fin whale mortality events in the Adriatic Sea, encompassing four centuries. A total of 17 events, all referring to single animals, were validated through a content review of historical and recent information. Mortality events in the area mostly involved dead animals (N = 12; 70.6%), with 2 whales live-stranded (11.8%) and 3 killed (17.6%). Most records (70.6%) are for the last century, likely due to improved reporting. We provide a detailed description of the previously unpublished killing of an adult male fin whale which occurred in 1960 in the central-western portion of the basin. Best regards, Nino -- Nino Pierantonio Tethys Research Institute www.tethys.org Mobile: +39 349.532.9370 Skype: pierantonio_nino