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Australia’s Last Great Whale Haven Cetaceans of the NW Marine Region 14 Category Species Common Name Stenella coeruleoalba Whales Megaptera novaeangliae Balaenoptera bonaerensis Mesoplodon densirostris Balaenoptera musculus Balaenoptera edeni Ziphius cavirostris Striped dolphin Humpback whale Antarctic minke whale or darkshoulder minke whale Blainville’s beaked whale or densebeaked whale Blue whale or pygmy blue whale Bryde’s whale Cuvier’s beaked whale or goosebeaked whale Occurrence in the NW Marine Region Resides in the region throughout the year. Important migration, calving and resting areas. Region falls within presumed migration path between Antarctic and tropical areas. Thought to occur infrequently in the region. Migrates through the region. Data deficient. Possibly resident in the region throughout the year. Data deficient. May migrate through the region. Known or likely locations of importance Abundant in waters around Barrow Island. Resting areas in Shark Bay (particularly for females and calves on their southward migration), Exmouth Gulf, Montebello and Barrow Islands. Migration path between Point Cloates and North West Cape, in particular Quondong Point. Calving areas between Broome and the northern end of Camden Sound, in particular Buccaneer Archipelago to Adele Island, Collier Bay, Pender Bay. Unconfirmed sightings of humpback whales feeding have also been reported from waters around Browse Island which would be one of the few instances on record of humpback feeding outside Antarctic waters. None identified. Seen in offshore waters surrounding Browse Island. IUCN Red List EPBC CITES CMS Least Concern Cetacean Appendix II Least Concern Vulnerable, Cetacean, Migratory Data Deficient Cetacean, Migratory None identified. Data Deficient Cetacean Appendix II Quondong Point. Migration corridor thought to be between Scott Reef and Browse Island. Waters around Browse Island are likely to be a feeding area for blue whales migrating to Indonesia. None identified. Seen from Cape Londonderry to the Lacepede Islands. Recorded in Bonaparte Gulf. None identified. May be associated with canyon habitats. Seen near Scott Reef, possible breeding and feeding over Scott Plateau. Endangered Endangered, Cetacean, Migratory Data Deficient Cetacean, Migratory n Appendix I Appendix I Appendix I Appendix II n Appendix I Appendix I Appendix I Appendix II Least Concern Cetacean Appendix I n
November 2011 Cetaceans of the NW Marine Region 15 Category Species Common Name Balaenoptera acutorostrata Dwarf minke whale Kogia simus Dwarf sperm whale Pseudorca crassidens Balaenoptera physalus False killer whale Orcinus orca Killer whale, orca Peponocephala electra Feresa attenuata Kogia breviceps Globicephala macrorhynchus Physeter macrocephalus Occurrence in the NW Marine Region Region falls within the known range of tropical and temperate southern hemisphere waters. Thought to occur infrequently in the region. Data deficient. May be resident in the region throughout the year. Fin whale Data deficient. Possibly migrates through the region. Melonheaded whale Pygmy killer whale Pygmy sperm whale Shortfinned pilot whale Sperm whale May feed in the region (may prey on humpback whales). Data deficient. May be resident in the region throughout the year. Thought to occur infrequently in the region. Thought to occur infrequently in the region. Data deficient. Possibly resident in the region throughout the year, although species is generally nomadic. Females with young may reside in the region all year round. Males may migrate through the region. Known or likely locations of importance None identified. Seen in offshore waters surrounding Browse Island. None identified. Recorded between Scott and Ashmore Reefs. None identified. Seen off Quondong Point, in offshore waters surrounding Browse Island and Ashmore Reef, and in waters from Cape Londonderry to the Lacepede Islands. IUCN Red List EPBC CITES CMS Least Concern Cetacean, Migratory Appendix I n Data Deficient Cetacean Appendix II Data Deficient Cetacean Appendix II None identified. Endangered Vulnerable, Cetacean, Migratory May be associated with humpback aggregation areas. Collier Bay. None identified. Seen in offshore waters surrounding Browse Island and near Ashmore Reef. None identified. Seen along Kimberley coast. Data Deficient Cetacean, Migratory Least Concern Cetacean Appendix II n n Appendix I Appendix I Appendix I Appendix II Data Deficient Cetacean n Appendix II None identified. Data Deficient Cetacean Appendix II None identified. Seen in offshore waters surrounding Browse Island. Seen from Cape Londonderry to the Lacepede Islands. May be associated with canyon habitats. Wallaby Saddle, Exmouth Plateau and Scott Plateau are historically known aggregation areas. Data Deficient Cetacean Appendix II Vulnerable Cetacean, Migratory n n n Appendix I Appendix I
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