Table 1 Stranded cetaceans that were sampled from October 2016–August 2018
Strander No. | Common name | Sex | Age Class | Physical Preservation Code | Type of Stranding | Date of Stranding | Season of Stranding | Region of Stranding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S1 | Grampus griseus (Risso’s dolphin) | Female | Adult | 2 | Single | 19 October 2016 | Lull before NE | Region IV-A |
S2 | Lagenodelphis hosei (Fraser’s dolphin) | Male | Adult | 2 | Single | 27 February 2017 | NE | Region V |
S3 | Stenella longirostris (spinner dolphin) | Female | Adult | 2 | Single | 04 March 2017 | NE | Region V |
S4 | Lagenodelphis hosei (Fraser’s dolphin) | Female | Adult | 2 | Single | 09 March 2017 | NE | Region XI |
S5 | Grampus griseus (Risso’s dolphin) | Unknown | Subadult | 2 | Single | 29 March 2017 | NE | Region IV-A |
S6 | Peponecaphala electra (melon-headed whale) | Female | Unknown | 2 | Single | 30 April 2017 | Lull before SW | Region I |
S7 | Feresa attenuata (pygmy killer whale) | Unknown | Adult | 2 | Mass | 02 May 2017 | Lull before SW | Region V |
S8 | Stenella attenuata (Pantropical spotted dolphin) | Female | Adult | 2 | Single | 07 May 2017, 0800H | Lull before SW | Region XIII |
S9 | Stenella attenuata (Pantropical spotted dolphin) | Male | Adult | 2 | Single | 07 May 2017, 1400H | Lull before SW | Region XIII |
S10 | Grampus griseus (Risso’s dolphin) | Unknown | Adult | 2 | Single | 09 May 2017 | Lull before SW | Region V |
S11 | Kogia breviceps (pygmy sperm whale) | Male | Adult | 2 | Single | 16 May 2017 | Lull before SW | Region XI |
S12 | Grampus griseus (Risso’s dolphin) | Female | Neonate | 1 | Single | 15 June 2017 | SW | Region I |
S13 | Stenella attenuata (Pantropical spotted dolphin) | Female | Subadult | 2 | Single | 21 June 2017 | SW | Region I |
S14 | Grampus griseus (Risso’s dolphin) | Unknown | Adult | 2 | Single | 23 June 2017 | SW | Region III |
S15 | Lagenodelphis hosei (Fraser’s dolphin) | Unknown | Unknown | 1 | Single | 02 July 2017 | SW | Region I |
S16 | Peponocephala electra (melon-headed whale) | Male | Adult | 2 | Single | 03 July 2017 | SW | Region XII |
S17 | Stenella attenuata (Pantropical spotted dolphin) | Female | Subadult | 1 | Single | 28 July 2017 | SW | Region IV-A |
S18 | Stenella longirostris (spinner dolphin) | Female | Subadult | 2 | Single | 31 August 2017 | SW | Region XI |
S19 | Stenella longirostris (spinner dolphin) | Female | Subadult | 2 | Single | 30 September 2017 | SW | Region I |
S20 | Kogia breviceps (pygmy sperm whale) | Female | Adult | 2 | Single | 09 November 2017 | NE | Region V |
S21 | Lagenodelphis hosei (Fraser’s dolphin) | Female | Adult | 2 | Single | 01 December 2017 | NE | Region II |
S22 | Globicephala macrorhynchus (short-finned pilot whale) | Female | Adult | 2 | Single | 05 December 2017 | NE | Region I |
S23 | Tursiops aduncus (Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin) | Female | Adult | 1 | Single | 15 January 2018 | NE | Region IX |
S24 | Stenella attenuata (Pantropical spotted dolphin) | Male | Adult | 2 | Single | 16 January 2018 | NE | Region IX |
S25 | Stenella coeruleoalba (striped dolphin) | Female | Adult | 1 | Single | 15 February 2018 | NE | Region V |
S26 | Lagenodelphis hosei (Fraser’s dolphin) | Female | Adult | 2 | Single | 17 April 2018 | Lull before SW | Region IX |
S27 | Kogia breviceps (pygmy sperm whale) | Male | Subadult | 2 | Single | 26 April 2018 | Lull before SW | Region IX |
S28 | Kogia breviceps (pygmy sperm whale) | Female | Adult | 2 | Single | 27 April 2018 | Lull before SW | Region IX |
S29 | Balaenoptera omurai (Omura’s whale) | Female | Neonate | 2 | Single | 30 April 2018 | Lull before SW | Region X |
S30 | Balaenoptera sp. (unidentified baleen) | Unknown | Adult | 2 | Single | 03 May 2018 | Lull before SW | Region V |
S31 | Kogia breviceps (pygmy sperm whale) | Male | Adult | 2 | Single | 06 May 2018 | Lull before SW | Region IV-A |
S32 | Kogia breviceps (pygmy sperm whale) | Female | Adult | 2 | Single | 10 May 2018 | Lull before SW | Region X |
S33 | Peponocephala electra (melon-headed whale) | Female | Adult | 2 | Single | 17 May 2018 | Lull before SW | Region X |
S34 | Stenella attenuata (Pantropical spotted dolphin) | Unknown | Subadult | 2 | Single | 25 May 2018 | Lull before SW | Region I |
S35 | Tursiops aduncus (Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin) | Male | Adult | 2 | Single | 28 May 2018 | Lull before SW | Region IX |
S36 | Steno bredanensis (rough-toothed dolphin) | Female | Adult | 1 | Single | 02 July 2018 | SW | Region I |
S37 | Balaenoptera edeni (Bryde’s whale) | Unknown | Neonate | 1 | Single | 03 July 2018 | SW | Region V |
S38 | Stenella attenuata (Pantropical spotted dolphin) | Male | Adult | 1 | Single | 08 August 2018 | SW | Region I |
S39 | Feresa attenuata (pygmy killer whale) | Male | Adult | 1 | Mass | 17 August 2018 | SW | Region II |
S40 | Feresa attenuata (pygmy killer whale) | Female | Adult | 1 | Mass | 17 August 2018 | SW | Region II |