Assateague Island National Seashore, Marine Animal Strandings, 2008-2009
Turner A. 2009. Assateague Island National Seashore, Marine Animal Strandings, 2008-2009. National Park Service. Berlin, MD
A total of 33 stranded dead marine animals on Assateague Island National Seashore between the Ocean City inlet and the Maryland/Virginia state line from 2008-2009. 16 were sea turtles and 17 were marine mammals. From 1991 through 2009, the average number of animals stranding per year was 19 and the range was eight to 34 animals.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Turner, Allison
- Date of Issue
- 2009-12-09
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ASIS
- Keywords
- Atlantic White-sided Dolphins, Baltimore National Aquarium, Bottlenose dolphins, Caretta caretta, Common Dolphins, Delphinus delphis, Dermochelys coriacea, Gervais’ Beaked Whale, Gray Seal, Halichoerus grypus, Harbor Porpoises, harp seals, Humpback Whale, Lagenorhynchus acutus, Leatherback Turtles, Loggerhead Turtles, Megaptera novaeangliae, Mesoplodon europaeus, Phoca groenlandica, Phocoena phocoena, strandings, Tursiops truncatus