Marine mammals of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) and Salas y Gómez Island (Motu Motiro Hiva), Chile: a review and new records

• Published in: Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research
• Main Authors: Rodrigo Hucke-Gaete, Anelio Aguayo-Lobo, Sebastián Yancovic-Pakarati, Marcelo Flores
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 2014
• Subjects: cetáceo; Pinnipedia; islas oceánicas; cordillera submarina de Nazca; Pacífico suroriental; Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling; SH1-691; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Rapa; Hydrurga; Salas; Rapa Nui; Balaenoptera bonaerensis; Balaenoptera musculus; Blue whale; Elephant Seal; Humpback Whale; Hydrurga leptonyx; Killer Whale; Leopard Seal; Megaptera novaeangliae; minke whale; Mirounga leonina; Physeter macrocephalus; Southern Elephant Seal; Sperm whale
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3856/vol42-issue4-fulltext-5; https://doaj.org/article/36d95e26f07e44d1a5d693a4d437e470

The Chilean oceanic islands Easter Island (Rapa Nui) and Salas y Gómez Island (Motu Motiro Hiva) have received little attention with regards to basic marine mammal investigations. Here we review and update available information on the status of marine mammals in this area from different sources, inc...