pacific islands report_NU.indd - Whale and Dolphin Conservation ...

Table 1American SamoaCook IslandsFederated Statesof MicronesiaFijiFrench PolynesiaGuamKiribatiMarshall IslandsNauruMinke whales* 1 2 1 U 2Sei whale U 1 U‘Bryde’s-like’ whales* U 1 1 U U U 2Blue whales* 2 U U 2Fin whale 2 U 2Humpback whale 1 1 1 1 2 2Common dolphins* 2 U 2Pygmy killer whale 1Short-finned pilot whale 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2Risso’s dolphin U 1 2Fraser’s dolphin 1 1 U 1 1 2Irrawaddy dolphin*Orca 2 1 U U 1 U 2 2Melon-headed whale 1 1 1 U U 2 2False killer whale 1 U 1 1 UIndo-Pacific humpback dolphinPantropical spotted dolphin 2 1 U 1 1 U 2 2Striped dolphin U 1 U U 2Spinner dolphin 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2Rough-toothed dolphin 2 U 1 2 UBottlenose dolphins* 2 U 2 2 1 U 1 2Dwarf/pygmy sperm whale U U 1 2Sperm whale 1 1 2 1 1 U 1 U 2Southern bottlenose whale 2Blainville’s beaked whale 1 2 1 UCuvier’s beaked whale 2 1 U 1 U U U62 CURRENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE OF CETACEAN THREATS, DIVERSITY, AND HABITATS IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION