Table 1. Total sightings data by season and stratum.
Area | Species | Sightings | Group size | ||||
groups | individuals | mean | range | SD | |||
Winter 2009 | Stratum A (30 907 km2) | Striped dolphin | 31 | 227 | 7.32 | 1–39 | 6.13 |
k = 34 | Bottlenose dolphin | 6 | 18 | 3 | 1–6 | 1.788 | |
L = 2932.6 km | Cuvier's beaked whale | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
Stratum B (23 208 km2) | Striped dolphin | 34 | 234 | 6.88 | 1–27 | 4.86 | |
k = 20 | |||||||
L = 2273.5 km | Sperm whale | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
Stratum C (34 153 km2) | Striped dolphin | 49 | 447 | 9.12 | 1–57 | 7.08 | |
k = 22 | Bottlenose dolphin | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
L = 2938.3 km | Fin whale | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
Total | Striped dolphin | 114 | 908 | 7.96 | 1–57 | 6.44 | |
Area = 88 267 km2 | Bottlenose dolphin | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 1–6 | 5.8 | |
K = 76 | Cuvier's beaked whale | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
L = 8144.4 km | Fin whale | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
Sperm whale | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
Summer 2009 | Stratum A (30 907 km2) | Striped dolphin | 45 | 672 | 14.93 | 1–170 | 32.35 |
k = 34 | Bottlenose dolphin | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 1–8 | 3.05 | |
L = 3033.3 km | Fin whale | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | |
Risso's dolphin | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 5–19 | 7.37 | ||
Cuvier's beaked whale | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 2–3 | 0.71 | ||
Stratum B (23 208 km2) | Striped dolphin | 58 | 990 | 17.07 | 1–150 | 28.33 | |
k = 20 | Fin whale | 14 | 16 | 1.14 | 1–3 | 0.53 | |
L = 2264.7 km | Sperm whale | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 1–2 | 0.45 | |
Bottlenose dolphin | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 1–2 | 0.58 | ||
Stratum C (34 153 km2) | Striped dolphin | 171 | 2099 | 12.27 | 1–120 | 18.35 | |
k = 25 | Fin whale | 7 | 7 | 1 | - | 0 | |
L = 3148.8 km | Long-finned pilot whale | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 6–14 | 3.03 | |
Cuvier's beaked whale | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 2–3 | 0.71 | ||
Risso's dolphin | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | ||
Total | Striped dolphin | 274 | 3761 | 13.73 | 1–170 | 23.45 | |
Area = 88 267 km2 | Fin whale | 24 | 26 | 1.08 | 1–3 | 0.41 | |
K = 79 | Bottlenose dolphin | 8 | 27 | 3.37 | 1–8 | 2.72 | |
L = 8446.8 km | Long-finned pilot whale | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 6–14 | 3.03 | |
Sperm whale | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 1–2 | 0.45 | ||
Risso's dolphin | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 2–19 | 7.42 | ||
Cuvier's beaked whale | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 2–3 | 0.58 |