Cetaceans in Greece: Present status of knowledge

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Cetaceans in Greece: Present status
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Organisations supporting the Initia
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ORIGIN AND SCOPE OF THIS REPORT The
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According to the distribution maps
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not belong to the suborder of mysti
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Data collection Available cetacean
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from the network was initially cons
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Distribution and effort The distrib
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Sighting data Ten cetacean species
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CETACEAN SPECIES COMMONLY OCCURRING
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Reported sightings and strandings T
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