Behaviour of Southern sea lions in presence of killer whales during fishing operations in Central Chile

The killer whale is an opportunistic top-predator of ecosystems worldwide and its diet varies locally and seasonally, which is reflected in diverse feeding behaviours associated with its prey. We report the occurrence of killer whales presumably predating on southern sea lions associated with the ja...

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Published in:Scientia Marina
Main Authors: Hückstädt, Luis, Antezana, Tarsicio
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2004
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spelling ftjscientiamarin:oai:scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es:article/369 2023-05-15T17:03:35+02:00 Behaviour of Southern sea lions in presence of killer whales during fishing operations in Central Chile Comportamiento del lobo marino común del sur ante la presencia de Orcas durante operaciones de pesca en Chile central Hückstädt, Luis Antezana, Tarsicio 2004-06-30 application/pdf https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/369 https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2004.68n2295 eng eng Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/369/369 https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/369 doi:10.3989/scimar.2004.68n2295 Copyright (c) 2004 Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Scientia Marina; Vol. 68 No. 2 (2004); 295-298 Scientia Marina; Vol. 68 Núm. 2 (2004); 295-298 1886-8134 0214-8358 10.3989/scimar.2004.68n2 Orcinus orca killer whale Otaria flavescens southern sea lion purse seine fishery central Chile orca lobo marino común del sur pesquería de cerco Chile central info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed article Artículo revisado por pares 2004 ftjscientiamarin https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2004.68n2295 https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2004.68n2 2022-03-20T16:30:24Z The killer whale is an opportunistic top-predator of ecosystems worldwide and its diet varies locally and seasonally, which is reflected in diverse feeding behaviours associated with its prey. We report the occurrence of killer whales presumably predating on southern sea lions associated with the jack mackerel fishing fleet in central Chile. The presence of killer whales was recorded during 4 fishing sets. All sightings consisted of 3-5 individual pods of females and calves. The number of sea lions was not significantly affected by the presence of killer whales, but their behaviour was, by reducing the number of behavioural displays, as they stopped feeding and resting activities and stayed close to the hull of the vessel after net retrieval ended. We propose that killer whales could be using the fishery as an indirect source of prey to benefit from the aggregation of sea lions around the vessel, far away from land. La orca es un depredador tope de hábitos oportunistas que habita diversos ecosistemas de todo el mundo y cuya dieta varía en forma local y estacional, lo que se refleja en la diversidad de comportamientos alimentarios asociados con sus presas. En este trabajo, reportamos la presencia de orcas presumiblemente cazando lobos marinos comunes del sur, en asociación con la flota pesquera de jurel en Chile Central. Se registró la presencia de orcas en cuatro lances de pesca. Todos los avistamientos fueron de grupos compuestos por 3-5 individuos, hembras y crías. Si bien la presencia de orcas no afectó significativamente el número de lobos marinos, si tuvo un efecto en el comportamiento de los lobos marinos reduciendo el número de conductas, cesando las actividades de alimentación y descanso y permaneciendo cercanos al casco del barco pesquero hasta después de finalizada la recuperación de la red. Se propone que las orcas podrían estar utilizando la pesquería como una fuente indirecta de presas, beneficiándose así de la agregación de lobos marinos alrededor del barco pesquero, lejos de tierra. Article in Journal/Newspaper Killer Whale Orca Orcinus orca Killer whale Scientia Marina (E-Journal) Tuvo ENVELOPE(13.782,13.782,67.054,67.054) Lobos ENVELOPE(-60.767,-60.767,-62.450,-62.450) Flota ENVELOPE(-59.000,-59.000,-63.000,-63.000) Scientia Marina 68 2 295 298
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topic Orcinus orca
killer whale
Otaria flavescens
southern sea lion
purse seine fishery
central Chile
orca
lobo marino común del sur
pesquería de cerco
Chile central
spellingShingle Orcinus orca
killer whale
Otaria flavescens
southern sea lion
purse seine fishery
central Chile
orca
lobo marino común del sur
pesquería de cerco
Chile central
Hückstädt, Luis
Antezana, Tarsicio
Behaviour of Southern sea lions in presence of killer whales during fishing operations in Central Chile
topic_facet Orcinus orca
killer whale
Otaria flavescens
southern sea lion
purse seine fishery
central Chile
orca
lobo marino común del sur
pesquería de cerco
Chile central
description The killer whale is an opportunistic top-predator of ecosystems worldwide and its diet varies locally and seasonally, which is reflected in diverse feeding behaviours associated with its prey. We report the occurrence of killer whales presumably predating on southern sea lions associated with the jack mackerel fishing fleet in central Chile. The presence of killer whales was recorded during 4 fishing sets. All sightings consisted of 3-5 individual pods of females and calves. The number of sea lions was not significantly affected by the presence of killer whales, but their behaviour was, by reducing the number of behavioural displays, as they stopped feeding and resting activities and stayed close to the hull of the vessel after net retrieval ended. We propose that killer whales could be using the fishery as an indirect source of prey to benefit from the aggregation of sea lions around the vessel, far away from land. La orca es un depredador tope de hábitos oportunistas que habita diversos ecosistemas de todo el mundo y cuya dieta varía en forma local y estacional, lo que se refleja en la diversidad de comportamientos alimentarios asociados con sus presas. En este trabajo, reportamos la presencia de orcas presumiblemente cazando lobos marinos comunes del sur, en asociación con la flota pesquera de jurel en Chile Central. Se registró la presencia de orcas en cuatro lances de pesca. Todos los avistamientos fueron de grupos compuestos por 3-5 individuos, hembras y crías. Si bien la presencia de orcas no afectó significativamente el número de lobos marinos, si tuvo un efecto en el comportamiento de los lobos marinos reduciendo el número de conductas, cesando las actividades de alimentación y descanso y permaneciendo cercanos al casco del barco pesquero hasta después de finalizada la recuperación de la red. Se propone que las orcas podrían estar utilizando la pesquería como una fuente indirecta de presas, beneficiándose así de la agregación de lobos marinos alrededor del barco pesquero, lejos de tierra.
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Antezana, Tarsicio
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Antezana, Tarsicio
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title Behaviour of Southern sea lions in presence of killer whales during fishing operations in Central Chile
title_short Behaviour of Southern sea lions in presence of killer whales during fishing operations in Central Chile
title_full Behaviour of Southern sea lions in presence of killer whales during fishing operations in Central Chile
title_fullStr Behaviour of Southern sea lions in presence of killer whales during fishing operations in Central Chile
title_full_unstemmed Behaviour of Southern sea lions in presence of killer whales during fishing operations in Central Chile
title_sort behaviour of southern sea lions in presence of killer whales during fishing operations in central chile
publisher Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
publishDate 2004
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