LEAS

Sainmhínitear leas ainmhí mar ‘bail ainmhí agus iarracht á déanamh aige déileáil lena thimpeallacht’ [1].


[1] Fraser, D., and Broom, D.B. 1990. Farm Animal Behaviour and Welfare. CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon.

Cé go ndíríonn an caomhnú ar chéiticigh ar leibhéal an phobail, díríonn an leas ar riachtanais agus ar shláinte an ainmhí aonair. Tá go leor tosca a chuireann isteach ar leas na gcéiticeach ina dtimpeallacht dhúchasach, cuid díobh nádúrtha ach cuid mhaith arb iad gníomhaíochtaí an duine is cúis leo, amhail seachghabháil agus dul in aimhréidh, truailliú (ceimiceach, plaisteach, torann), ró-iascach agus imbhualadh in aghaidh long.

Cuirimid tábhacht mhór le leas na gcéiticeach mar gur ainmhithe an-fhorbartha, meabhracha agus mothaitheacha iad. Meastar iad a bheith ar na hainmhithe is meabhraí ar an bpláinéad agus maireann siad i sochaithe an-eagraithe agus an-éagsúil ó thaobh cultúir de agus tá siad ábalta raon braistinte agus mothaithe a bhrath. Ní róchineálta a bhí tionchar an duine daonna ar chéiticigh san am atá caite. Nílimid ach ag tuiscint anois, den chéad uair, tionchar ár ngníomhaíochtaí agus an tábhacht le tionscnaimh beartais nua-aoiseacha chun leas na gcéiticeach a fheabhsú a chur i bhfeidhm. Tá tuilleadh eolais faoi leas na gcéiticeach ar fáil inár ndoiciméad Beartas Leasa na gCéiticeach

Live Strandings

A live stranding is a living animal that comes ashore and is unable to return to the sea, occurring in two forms; single strandings and mass strandings. Why cetaceans live strand remains a mystery, and even after investigation it is not always definitively possible to determine the reason behind it. Some causes of live strandings may be due to natural reasons and outside our control, while other causes can be greatly reduced or even eliminated through human actions.

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Bycatch and
Entanglement

Cetacean by-catch is the incidental capture of non-target cetacean species in fisheries resulting in serious injury or mortality. Accidental by-catch and entanglement present a serious threat to the welfare of individual cetaceans and species conservation worldwide, as well as other marine wildlife. It can occur in a variety of fishing gear, both active & passive i.e. lost or abandoned (ghost nets). Further research and effort into mitigating the incidences of bycatch and entanglement is needed. To firstly understand the causal factors, and secondly to begin to put measures in place to reduce these occurrences through cooperation with the fishing industry.

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Underwater
Noise Pollution

There is increasing concern about the harmful effects of man-made noise (anthropogenic) on the marine environment and species within. While anthropogenic noise is not the only noise source in the marine environment, its level is increasing due to growth in commercial shipping, military activities geophysical surveys and inshore works.

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Marine Debris

Increased presence of marine debris from anthropogenic (human) sources has become a widespread problem throughout the world’s oceans and poses a serious threat to marine wildlife & cetaceans alike.

Some examples are plastic bags and household packaging, plastic bottles, discarded fishing nets, cigarette butts, microplastics, & many more items too numerous to list.

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Chemical Pollution

There are many sources of chemical pollution in the marine environment such as; industrial and operational discharges, domestic sewage and run-off, atmospheric fallout, spills at sea, mining discharges and agricultural runoff. Of most concern are organochlorine pesticides like DDT and dieldrin and industrial chemicals like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s).

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