Rescue method for a stranded giant manta ray (Mobula birostris).

Autor: Chupil H; Instituto de Pesquisas Cananéia, Cananéia, Brazil., Medeiros AM; Instituto de Pesquisas Cananéia, Cananéia, Brazil.; Universidade da Região de Joinville, São Francisco do Sul, Brazil., Dopona APB; Instituto de Pesquisas Cananéia, Cananéia, Brazil.; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Campus Universitário s/n, Natal, Brazil., Treza CC; Instituto de Pesquisas Cananéia, Cananéia, Brazil., Pessi CF; Instituto de Pesquisas Cananéia, Cananéia, Brazil., Pereira ER; Instituto de Pesquisas Cananéia, Cananéia, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of fish biology [J Fish Biol] 2024 May; Vol. 104 (5), pp. 1603-1607. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 22.
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15581
Abstrakt: An opportunistic rescue of a stranded 6 m giant manta ray off Ilha Comprida, in São Paulo, southeastern Brazil, revealed a new technique for returning large bodied mobulid rays to the water once beached. The technique, adapted from protocols to move stranded cetaceans, was modified to suit the dorso-ventrally compressed shape of mobulid rays and reduce damage to the animal while being pulled back into deeper water. The method and suggestions for its improvement have been described with the intention of assisting in the rescue of other stranded large mobulids.
(© 2023 Fisheries Society of the British Isles.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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