Preliminary findings on the feeding behaviour and general ecology strategy of the mediterranean Monk Seal Monachus monachus - (Pinnipedia: Monachinae) on the Desertas Islands

Abstract

The mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) faced a gradual decrease on the Desertas islands, mainly due to the competition with fishermen resulting in deliberate killings, and accidental killings by entanglement in gillnets. Also the lack of fish as