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Table 1 in Observations of Attacks on Sei and Fin Whales by Killer Whales in Magellanic Sub-Antarctic Waters, Chile

  • 1. Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program, Universidad de Magallanes, Puerto Williams, Chile & Cape Horn International Center (CHIC), Puerto Williams, Chile
  • 2. Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program, Universidad de Magallanes, Puerto Williams, Chile & Cape Horn International Center (CHIC), Puerto Williams, Chile & Millenium Institute Biodiversity of Antarctic and Subantarctic Ecosystems (BASE), Santiago, Chile & Núcleo Milenio de Salmónidos Invasores (INVASAL), Concepción, Chile
  • 3. Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura (SERNAPESCA), Puerto Williams, Chile
  • 4. Master of Science Program, Management and Conservation of Natural Resources in Sub-Antarctic Environments, Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas, Chile
  • 5. Millenium Institute Biodiversity of Antarctic and Subantarctic Ecosystems (BASE), Santiago, Chile & Centro de Investigación Eutropia, Santiago, Chile & Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile & Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
  • 6. Núcleo Milenio de Salmónidos Invasores (INVASAL), Concepción, Chile & Centro de Investigación Eutropia, Santiago, Chile & Centro de Investigación y Gestión de Recursos Naturales (CIGREN), Instituto de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile

Description

Table 1. Description of attacks by killer whales (Orcinus orca) on sei (Balaenoptera borealis) and fin (Balaenoptera physalus) whales in the Beagle Channel, sub-Antarctic Chile. SV = Supplemental Video.

RecordDataSiteCoordinatesDate (d/mo/y)SpeciesIndividuals (No.)Description
Event 1Observation (SV 1, 2, 3)Puerto Williams54° 55' 55" S, 67° 36' 49" W9/3/2020B. borealis2Fatal attack
Event 2Photo/video record (SV 4)Vuelta Perro54° 55' 49" S, 67° 23' 33" W9/2/2021B. borealis1Stranded; bite marks on tail and abdomen
Event 3Photo record (SV 5)Tres Mares54° 56' 04" S, 67° 17' 44" W26/2/2021B. borealis4 (1 male and 2 females confirmed + 1 fetus)Stranded; bite marks on tail and head
Event 4Video record (SV 6)Holger Passage54° 56' 30" S, 67° 14' 16" W26/2/2021B. borealis2Fatal attack
Event 5Observation (SV 7)Puerto Williams54° 55' 59" S, 67° 36' 44" W11/4/2021B. borealis3Failed attack
Event 6Observation (SV 8)Puerto Williams54° 56' 1" S, 67° 37' 8" W22/4/2021B. physalus2Fatal attack (1 confirmed individual)

Notes

Published as part of Schüttler, Elke, Gañan, Melisa, Barroso, Omar, Contador, Tamara, Illanes, Diego, Muñoz-Araya, Gabriel, Palma, María-José, Pérez-Álvarez, María-José, Sepúlveda, Maritza & Rendoll-Cárcamo, Javier, 2024, Observations of Attacks on Sei and Fin Whales by Killer Whales in Magellanic Sub-Antarctic Waters, Chile, pp. 334 in Aquatic Mammals 50 (4) on page 334, DOI: 10.1578/am.50.4.2024.332, http://zenodo.org/record/15064768

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