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Hindi Journal of Marine Biology & OceanographyISSN: 2324-8661
Mostafa Moazeni Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Hydrobiology , Physiology of Marine Organisms, Fisheries Biology and Management, Ecotoxicology, Marine Chemistry
Head of Asalouyeh Office of the Department of Environment of Bushehr Province, Asalouyeh, Iran
Biography
Mostafa Moazeni works at Head of Asalouyeh Office of the Department of Environment of Bushehr Province, Asalouyeh, Iran.
He is Physiology of Marine Organisms, Fisheries Biology and Management, Hydrobiology, Ecotoxicology, Marine Chemistry.
Publications
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The Persian Gulf is Part of the Habitual Range of the Arabian Sea Humpback Whale Population
Author(s): Seyed Mohammad Hashem Dakhteh, Sharif Ranjbar, Mostafa Moazeni, Nazanin Mohsenian, Hossein Delshab, Hamed Moshiri, Seyed Mohammad B. Nabavi and Koen Van Waerebeek
The Persian Gulf is Part of the Habitual Range of the Arabian Sea Humpback Whale Population
The humpback whale has long been considered a rare straggler to the Persian Gulf, however new evidence contradicts this and suggests that this species may be habitually present. We here critically review published and new records for Megaptera novaeangliae occurrence in the Gulf for the period 1883-2017. Of eight authenticated records (6 specimens, 2 live-sightings), seven are contemporary cases while one is a mid-Holocene specimen from UAE. An additional four possible records are based on unsubstantiated reports. Four current, regional range states are confirmed, i.e. the Islam... view more»
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