Improving the use of alternate marine mammal data types for national assessment and reporting

Reporting on the status of cetacean populations, the threats and pressures which impact on them and implementation of management measures, are a statutory requirement for the UK to meet its national and international commitments. However, for marine mammal species these assessment processes can be challenging due to a limited evidence base. The aim of this project is to stake stock of recent progress in identifying cetacean data flow pathways and standards for cetacean data, how different types of data or outputs c...