Identification of potential welfare and survival indicators for stranded cetaceans through international, interdisciplinary expert opinion

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dc.citation.issue10
dc.citation.volume9
dc.contributor.authorBoys RM
dc.contributor.authorBeausoleil NJ
dc.contributor.authorPawley MDM
dc.contributor.authorLittlewood KE
dc.contributor.authorBetty EL
dc.contributor.authorStockin KA
dc.coverage.spatialEngland
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-07T22:38:20Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-25T06:37:31Z
dc.date.available2022-10-12
dc.date.available2024-01-07T22:38:20Z
dc.date.available2024-07-25T06:37:31Z
dc.date.issued2022-10-12
dc.description.abstractManagement of live cetacean strandings generally focuses on refloating animals, yet there is a lack of scientific data to inform decision-making. Valid indicators that are practical to measure are needed to assess welfare status and survival likelihood for stranded cetaceans. The Delphi method was applied to gather international and interdisciplinary expert opinion to provide face validity to potential indicators of stranded cetacean welfare and survival likelihood. Two online questionnaires were conducted. In the first questionnaire these experts identified potential indicators of stranded cetacean welfare and survival likelihood. These indicators were subsequently scored by the same experts in questionnaire two, based on their value for assessing welfare/survival likelihood and being practical to measure. Indicators considered valuable and practical for assessing welfare and survival likelihood at strandings included animal-based indices of body and skin condition, signs of physical trauma, respiration rate and various behaviours. Resource-/management-based indicators related mainly to human intervention and should be correlated with animal-based indices to provide relevant evaluations. Importantly, inextricable links between welfare and survival for stranded cetaceans are emphasized, with 90% of indicators being similar for both. Investigations into these indicators should be conducted to develop a practical, science-based assessment framework to inform decision-making during stranding events.
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dc.edition.editionOctober 2022
dc.format.pagination220646-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36312566
dc.identifier.citationBoys RM, Beausoleil NJ, Pawley MDM, Littlewood KE, Betty EL, Stockin KA. (2022). Identification of potential welfare and survival indicators for stranded cetaceans through international, interdisciplinary expert opinion.. R Soc Open Sci. 9. 10. (pp. 220646-).
dc.identifier.doi10.1098/rsos.220646
dc.identifier.eissn2054-5703
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn2054-5703
dc.identifier.number220646
dc.identifier.piirsos220646
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70567
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherThe Royal Society
dc.publisher.urihttps://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.220646
dc.relation.isPartOfR Soc Open Sci
dc.rights(c) 2022 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectDelphi
dc.subjectanimal welfare
dc.subjectmanagement
dc.subjectmarine mammals
dc.subjectstrandings
dc.subjectwildlife
dc.titleIdentification of potential welfare and survival indicators for stranded cetaceans through international, interdisciplinary expert opinion
dc.typeJournal article
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