Killer whales off Peru during IMARPE surveys (1995-2003)

Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE)

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Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE)

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Ignacio García-Godos Instituto del Mar del Perú
Data entry Ei Fujioka Duke University

Citation

Abstract

This dataset presents killer whale records off Peru taken
during 23 pelagic surveys conducted by the Instituto del
Mar del Peru (IMARPE). Sightings data were collected during three kinds of surveys conducted by IMARPE between 1995 and 2003:
1) Pelagic surveys for evaluating the Peruvian anchovy
(Engraulis ringens) population, and other pelagic
resources, covering the entire Peruvian Sea, from the
coastline to 200n.m. offshore;
2) Demersal surveys to evaluate the hake (Merluccius gayi) population off Northern Peru; and
3) oceanographic surveys to monitor ocean conditions covering the entire Peruvian sea out to 300 nm offshore.

Purpose

Records of the killer whale (Orcinus orca) in Peruvian
waters are scarce and mostly anecdotal. Despite reports
of many artisanal fishermen of occasional sightings of
killer whales, these records have not been confirmed,
resulting in a limited number of reliable reports of this
species off Peru during the last century. To date, no records
of strandings of killer whales are known for Peru. Due
to the high concentration of its potential prey (cetaceans
and pinnipeds) in the Peruvian waters this species would be expected to be more common than previously recorded.

Supplemental information

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References

García-Godos, I. 2004. Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) occurrence off Peru, 1995 - 2003. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals. 3(2):177-180.

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Attribute (table column)Description
dateDate of observation
longLongitude of observation
latLatitude of observation
speciesSpecies observed
tsnSpecies ITIS TSN
obs_countNumber of animals observed
vesselR/V Humboldt & R/V Olaya
surveycode
oidUnique ID number (generated by SEAMAP)
OBIS-SEAMAP ID387
Seabirds0
Marine mammals14
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total14
Date, Begin1995-04-28
Date, End2003-02-28
Temporal prec.111000
Latitude-18.32 - -4.98
Longitude-83.01 - -70.95
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformBoat
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Traveled (km)0
0
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Registered2007-03-01
Updated2007-06-14
StatusPublished
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