Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) Sighted West of Ni'ihau, Hawai'i

A rare sighting of five killer whales (Orcinus orca), including one juvenile, occurred on 20 March 2000 during an aerial survey of waters west of the Hawaiian island of Ni'ihau. The sighting occurred ca. 11 km west of Kamalino Bay on Ni'ihau, at 21 049' N, 160020' W. Killer whale...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mobley, Joseph R Jr., Mazzuca, Lori, Craig, Alison S., Newcomer, Michael W., Spitz, Scott S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Hawai'i Press 2001
Subjects:
Orca
Orcinus orca
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10125/2454
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Summary:A rare sighting of five killer whales (Orcinus orca), including one juvenile, occurred on 20 March 2000 during an aerial survey of waters west of the Hawaiian island of Ni'ihau. The sighting occurred ca. 11 km west of Kamalino Bay on Ni'ihau, at 21 049' N, 160020' W. Killer whales are not unknown in Hawaiian waters, but the most recent confirmed sighting on record for Hawaiian waters was in 1979.

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