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SUMMARY:CSI of the Sea: the science behind cetacean strandings - Rob Deavi
 lle\, Cetacean Strandings Investigation
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DESCRIPTION:Rob Deaville is Project Manager of Cetaceans Strandings Invest
 igation\, and has appeared in the news frequently during the recent spate 
 of sperm whale strandings. \nFor centuries\, cetaceans (whales\, dolphins 
 and porpoises) have stranded around the UK and the reasons behind these st
 randings were often poorly understood. The UK Cetacean Strandings Investig
 ation Programme (CSIP) was set up in 1990\, to monitor and investigate str
 andings around the UK coast through systematic and forensic post-mortem ex
 aminations. In the last 25 years\, data on over 12000 strandings and nearl
 y 3500 post-mortem investigations have been collected\, producing one of t
 he world’s largest datasets on cetacean strandings and pathology. Causes
  of death have included by-catch (incidental entanglement in fishing gear)
 \, infectious disease mediated by exposure to marine pollution\, aggressiv
 e interspecific interactions from bottlenose dolphins and grey seals\, shi
 p strike and a condition analogous to decompression sickness in humans\, a
 mongst many others. The research of the CSIP has had a broad impact at a p
 olicy\, scientific and public level and continues to shed light on marine 
 species and the threats they face in UK waters.  
LOCATION:Large Seminar Room\, Level 1\, The David Attenborough Building
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