Cetacean abundance and distribution in European Atlantic shelf waters to inform conservation and management.

Highlights: [•] Robust abundance estimates for five cetacean species in EU Atlantic shelf waters. [•] No evidence for large-scale change in abundance between 1994 and 2005 in 3 species. [•] Large shift in harbour porpoise distribution demonstrated by spatial modelling. [•] Results allow assessment of conservation status at large spatial scale. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]