Killer whales off Peru during IMARPE surveys (1995-2003)
Citation
García-Godos, I. 2007. Killer whales off Peru during IMARPE surveys (1995-2003). Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/387) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/hyx3be accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-08-25.Description
Original provider: Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE) Dataset credits: Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE) 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.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.Sampling Description
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Additional info
marine, harvested by iOBISTaxonomic Coverages
Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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Orcinus orcacommon name: Killer Whale rank: species
Geographic Coverages
Oceans
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Ignacio García-Godosoriginator
position: Primary contact
Instituto del Mar del Perú
email: agarcia@imarpe.gob.pe
OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu
OBIS-SEAMAP
distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu
Ignacio García-Godos
owner
position: Primary contact
Instituto del Mar del Perú
email: agarcia@imarpe.gob.pe
Ignacio García-Godos
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Instituto del Mar del Perú
email: agarcia@imarpe.gob.pe