Sightings of Burmeister’s porpoise, Phocoena spinipinnis, off southern South America

Goodall, R. Natalie P.; Würsig, Bernd; Würsig, Melany; Harris, Guillermo; Norris, Kenneth S.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)

Although thought to be fairly common off the western and southeastern coasts of South America, Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) has seldom been seen alive by cetacean researchers. Published sightings are…


Notes on the biology of the Burmeister’s porpoise, Phocoena spinipinnis, off southern South America

Goodall, R. Natalie P.; Norris, Kenneth S.; Harris, Guillermo; Oporto, Jorge A.; Castello, Hugo P.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)

Published and new fresh and museum specimens of Burmeister's porpoise, Phocoena spinipinnis, collected prior to the recent research in Peru, Chile and Argentina, are listed and described. Distribution is from…


An unusually large aggregation of Burmeister’s porpoise Phocoena spinipinnis off Peru, with a review of sightings from the eastern south Pacific

Van Waerebeek, Koen; Santillán, Luis; Reyes, Julio C.
Noticiario Mensual - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (2002)

A highly unusual sighting is described of a group of ca. 150 Burmeister’s porpoises near Isla Guañape Sur (08°28’04”S, 78°58’16.7”W) off the north-central Peruvian coast, in September 2001. The fishermen…