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 Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis, surfacing in waters of the Corcovado Gulf, near Melinka, Chile. Recent records suggest this species occurs intermittently in the area, often in appreciable numbers during the austral summer. Photo: Rodrigo Hucke-Gaete (CBA/UACh).  An Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) from the Critically Endangered Eastern Taiwan Strait population which is found in the shallow inshore waters off western Taiwan. Long-term research conducted by the FormosaCetus Research and Conservation Group showed these dolphins to be distinct and isolated from con-specifics in adjacent waters and to number fewer than 70 individuals. Without immediate and effective mitigation of the main threats are likely to be extirpated in the near future. Photo: Shih Chu Yang  Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, surfacing in waters of the Corcovado Gulf, near Melinka, Chile. This area arguably corresponds to the most important feeding and nursing ground for the species in the entire Southern Hemisphere. Photo: Rodrigo Hucke-Gaete (CBA/UACh).  A breaching humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, in Southern Mozambique – a sub- regional breeding ground in the southwest Indian Ocean. Photo: Aaron Banks  Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) feeding in association with local fishermen in Sarawak, Malaysia. Photographer: Cindy Pound.  A South African inshore form of Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera brydeii) photographed in March 2010 in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. The whale was captured during a feeding frenzy on a bait ball of sardines and involved common dolphins, Cape fur seals, sharks, various sea birds and around seven other Bryde’s whales. Photo: Gwenith Penry  Qi Qi, a captive Yangtze River dolphin, Lipotes vexillifer, in the Dolphinarium at the Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan. Photo: Institute of Hydrobiology  A small group of Risso’s dolphins (Grampus griseus) at the surface off southeastern Isabela Island, Galápagos Islands. November 1993. In the Galápagos Risso’s dolphin groups average about 15 animals. Photo credit: Daniel M. Palacios.  A blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) blows at the surface off southern Sri Lanka. Photo: Asha de Vos  Two short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), including an adult male, surface off the Kona coast, Big Island, Hawaii, as part of a group of about 15 animals. 27 February 2007. Photo credit: Daniel M. Palacios.  Members of a group of 20-30 short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) sighted in the wake of a bottom trawler on July 18, 2011, 3 nautical miles off Herzliya (N 32.1714; E 34.7522) in the centre of the Israeli coastline. In front is a newborn with a partly folded dorsal fin. Photo credit: Dani Kerem  A curious southern right whale, Eubalaena australis, approaches the stationary boat in Knysna, South Africa. Photo: Aaron Banks  A blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) flukes up before a deep dive within one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, off southern Sri Lanka. Photo: Asha de Vos  Dwarf spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris roseiventris), the small subspecies of Spinner dolphin found in SE Asia and northern Australia, is the main target of a dolphin watching industry in Lovina (Bali, Indonesia). The industry needs attention to improve management. Photo: Putu Liza Mustika (Icha) |
