The Azores islands have been historically linked to cetaceans, becoming an example of a successful transition from whaling whale watching. Twenty-eight cetacean species sighted in these waters, making the archipelago one most recognised and dolphin watching destinations worldwide. business is well-established region, operates four nine year-round or seasonally provides excellent opportunity col...

Abstract Batoid fishes are among the most endangered marine vertebrates, yet conservation efforts have been confounded by incomplete taxonomy. Evidence suggest that critically ‘common skate’ actually represents two species: flapper skate ( Dipturus intermedius ) and blue batis ). However, knowledge of geographic range these nominal species is limited. Here, DNA sequencing used to distinguish sp...