Figure 1
From: Spatio-temporal analysis identifies marine mammal stranding hotspots along the Indian coastline
Marine mammal records obtained from data compiled between years 1748 – 2017 along the east coast, west coast and the islands of India for the groups i.e., baleen whales (BW), dolphins and finless porpoise (DFP), sperm and beaked whales (SBW) and dugongs, given as color-coded stacked bars where (a) sighting records—records where live animals were sighted (b) induced mortalities—records where animals were reported hunted or killed or were driven ashore, (c) incidental mortalities—records where animals were found dead after entanglement in fishing nets or being struck by vessels and (d) stranding records—records where dead or live animals were found washed ashore, or floating near shore or stranded alive and were attempted for rescue.
