Dear All, Apologies for cross posting. We would like to inform you that the new paper on first sighting of false killer whales in the northern Aegean Sea has been published in the J. Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment. The pdf copy is available online via the following link. Dede, A., Tonay, A.M., Gönülal, O., Öztürk A.A. 2020. First sighting of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) in the northern Aegean Sea. Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment 26 (1): 106-111. http://blackmeditjournal.org/volumes-archive/vol-26-2020/vol-26-2020-no-1/fi rst-sighting-of-false-killer-whales-pseudorca-crassidens-in-the-northern-aeg ean-sea/ Abstract A sighting of a group of false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) was reported for the first time in the northern Aegean Sea. It was also the first reported sighting in 25 years for the Aegean Sea. Eight individuals in total were recorded in a footage taken by a local fisherman. During the hauling of the handline, it was observed that one juvenile came to the line to play with it. The information of such sightings of rare species is valuable to understand the regional biodiversity. Alternatively, pdf requests can be sent to atonay@istanbul.edu.tr Regards Arda Arda M. TONAY Ph.D Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, İstanbul University Marine Biology Dep. Ordu Cad. No:8 Laleli, 34134 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: ¬+90 212 455 5700/16459 Fax: +90 212 514 0379 atonay@istanbul.edu.tr http://subilimleri.istanbul.edu.tr/ Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) P.O. Box 10 Beykoz, 34820 İstanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 424 0772 Fax: +90 216 424 0771 -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Lütfen bu e-postayı yazdırmadan önce çevreye olan etkisini dikkate alınız. Unutmayınız ki; dünyadaki kağıt tüketiminin yarısı kazanılırsa, her yıl 8 milyon hektar orman alanı (Ege Bölgesi büyüklüğünde) yok olmaktan kurtulacaktır. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Please take into account the impact on the environment before printing this e-mail. Do not forget that if we reduce our paper consumption by half, every year 8 million hectares of forest (an area the size of Aegean Region in Turkey) will be saved from vanishing. ------------------------------------------------------------------