PYGMY SPERM WHALE (Kogia breviceps): Western North Atlantic Stock

The pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) appears to be distributed worldwide in temperate to tropical waters (Caldwell and Caldwell 1989). Sightings of these animals in the Western North Atlantic occur primarily along the continental shelf edge and over the deeper waters off the continental shelf (Ha...

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Main Authors: Stock Definition, Geographic Range
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1999
Subjects:
CURRENT AND MAXIMUM NET PRODUCTIVITY RATES
Barros
Caldwell
North Atlantic
Sperm whale
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.294.6983
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/sars/ao1999whpy-wn.pdf
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Summary:The pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) appears to be distributed worldwide in temperate to tropical waters (Caldwell and Caldwell 1989). Sightings of these animals in the Western North Atlantic occur primarily along the continental shelf edge and over the deeper waters off the continental shelf (Hansen et al 1994; Southeast Fisheries Science Center unpublished data). Pygmy sperm whales and dwarf sperm whales are difficult to distinguish and sightings of either species are often categorized as Kogia sp. There is no information on stock differentiation for the Atlantic population. In a recent study using hematological and stable-isotope data, Barros et al. (1998) speculated that dwarf sperm whales may have a more pelagic distribution than pygmy sperm whales, and/or dive deeper during feeding bouts.

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