Lagenorhynchus acutus
– Lower Risk Least Concern
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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CETACEA
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Family:
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DELPHINIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Lagenorhynchus acutus
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Species Authority:
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(Gray, 1828)
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | ATLANTIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHIN |
| French | — | DAUPHIN À FLANCS BLANCS, LAGÉNORHYNQUE À FLANC BLANC DE L'ATLANTIQUE |
| Spanish | — | DELFÍN DE COSTADOS BLANCOS, DELFÍN DE FLANCOS BLANCOS |
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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LR/lc ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1996
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Annotations:
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Needs updating
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Assessor/s:
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Cetacean Specialist Group
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Justification:
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Extract from Reeves et al. (2003, pp. 40-41): "This species is widespread in temperate pelagic waters across the rim of the North Atlantic (IWC 1997; Reeves et al. 1999). Abundance estimates off eastern North America total close to 40,000 (Palka et al. 1997, Kingsley and Reeves 1998), and there are probably at least tens of thousands in the central and eastern North Atlantic. These dolphins are hunted regularly at the Faroe Islands, where a few hundred are taken by driving in some years. Reported catches in the years from 1995 to 1998 were 157, 152, 350, and 438, respectively (Bloch and Olsen 1998, 1999; Bloch et al. 1997, 2000). Smaller numbers are taken occasionally in southern Greenland. Relatively small numbers are also killed in fishing gear throughout much of the species’ range (e.g., Palka et al. 1997, Couperus 1997). Mortality in mid-water trawls is a particular concern (Couperus 1997). No population assessment is associated with the Faroese hunting of White-sided Dolphins, nor is there evidence that this aspect of the drive fishery has a long history, such as that of the pilot whale component. In the absence of any proper assessment of stock identity and abundance, it is impossible to judge whether this can be regarded as a sustainable hunt."
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History:
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| 1994 | - | Insufficiently Known (Groombridge 1994) |
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Geographic Range
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Countries:
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Native:
Belgium; Canada; Denmark; Faroe Islands; France; Greenland; Iceland; Ireland; Netherlands; Norway; Portugal; Russian Federation; Spain; Sweden; United Kingdom; United States
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FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
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Native:
Atlantic-northeast; Atlantic-northwest
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Habitat and Ecology
