Navigation:
Introduction
Methods:
Primary Data Collection
Other Sources of Data
Preparation and Manipulation
Spatial Analysis:
Cetacean Diversity
Location and Intensity of CW effort
Best CW Area
Results & Discussion
Distribution of Cetacean Sightings
Location and Intensity of CW Effort
Best CW area
Methodological and Operational Problems
References
Appendix 1

Results

Distribution of Pantropical Spotted Dolphins:

A total of 67 confirmed oppotunistic sightings of pantropical spotted dolphins were recorded over the four field seasons of effort of the leeward coast of Domincia. This species was the most often sighted of the delphinid species. Figure 5, below, identifies the location and distribution of all pantropical spotted dolphin sightings across all four field seasons. This species was sighted along the majority of the coast both near and offshore. In one instance, this species was seen in a mixed group with Fraser's dolphins.

For distributions for other species, click on species of interest: sperm whale , Fraser's dolphin, bottlenose dolphin, false killer whale, humpback whale, short-finned pilot whale, melon-headed whale, Cuvier's beaked whale, striped dolphin, rough-toothed dolphin, Atlantic spotted dolphin, Gervais' beaked whale, and the distribution of unidentified sightings.

Figure 5 - All pantropical spotted dolphin sightings 2005-2008

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