Fisheries - Enviro Dynamics Namibia
Fisheries - Enviro Dynamics Namibia
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F I S H E R I E S , M A M M A L S A N D S E A B I R D S S P E C I A L I S T S T U D Y<br />
Appendix 1a-3. Distribution and seasonal abundance of<br />
odontocetes (toothed whales and dolphins) in southern <strong>Namibia</strong>n<br />
waters<br />
Sperm whale<br />
(Physeter macrocephalus)<br />
Pygmy Sperm whale<br />
(Kogia breviceps)<br />
Cuvier’s beaked whale<br />
(Ziphius cavirostris)<br />
Layard’s beaked whale<br />
(Mesoplodon layardii)<br />
Gray’s beaked whale<br />
(M. grayii)<br />
Killer whale<br />
(Orcinus orca)<br />
False killer whale<br />
(Pseudorca crassidens)<br />
Pygmy killer whale<br />
(Feresa attenuata)<br />
Long finned pilot whale<br />
(Globicephala melas)<br />
Risso’s dolphin<br />
(Grampus griseus)<br />
Common dolphin<br />
(Delphinus delphis / capensis?)<br />
Dusky dolphin<br />
(Lagenorhynchus obscurus)<br />
Heaviside’s dolphin<br />
(Cephalorhynchus heavisidii)<br />
Southern right-whale dolphin<br />
(Lissodelphis peronii)<br />
Bottlenose dolphin<br />
(Tursiops truncatus)<br />
SPECIES SEASONALITY DISTRIBUTION<br />
Final Report<br />
<strong>Namibia</strong>n Marine Phosphate (Pty) Ltd.<br />
Some migration Pelagic<br />
Unknown Pelagic<br />
Unknown possibly year Pelagic<br />
round<br />
Unknown though stranding Pelagic<br />
data suggest a strong<br />
autumn seasonality<br />
Unknown Pelagic<br />
Year round Cosmopolitan<br />
Year round Pelagic<br />
Unknown Pelagic<br />
Unknown Pelagic<br />
Unknown Pelagic – some association<br />
with the shelf edge<br />
Unknown Pelagic<br />
Year round Neritic<br />
Year round Neritic<br />
Year round Pelagic / Neritic (localised)<br />
Year round Pelagic<br />
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