Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants - Endangered Status for Main Hawaiian Islands Insular False Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment (Us National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (Noaa) (2018 Edition)
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants - Endangered Status for Main Hawaiian Islands Insular False Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment (Us National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (Noaa) (2018 Edition)

Author: The Law Library

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-01-06

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 9781793312150

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The Law Library presents the complete text of the Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants - Endangered Status for Main Hawaiian Islands Insular False Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 In response to a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council, we, the NMFS, issue a final determination to list the Main Hawaiian Islands insular false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) distinct population segment (DPS) as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We intend to consider critical habitat for this DPS in a separate rulemaking. The effect of this action will be to implement the protective features of the ESA to conserve and recover this species. This ebook contains: - The complete text of the Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants - Endangered Status for Main Hawaiian Islands Insular False Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition) - A dynamic table of content linking to each section - A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure

Status Review of Hawaiian Insular False Killer Whales (Pseudorca Crassidens) Under the Endangered Species Act
Status Review of Hawaiian Insular False Killer Whales (Pseudorca Crassidens) Under the Endangered Species Act

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Published: 2010

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13:

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"This document is a compilation of the best available scientific and commercial information and a description of past, present, and likely future threats to the insular population of Hawaiian false killer whales. It does not represent a decision by NMFS on whether this population should be proposed for listing as threatened or endangered under the ESA. That decision will be made by NMFS after reviewing this document, other relevant biological and threat information not included herein, efforts being made to protect the species, and all relevant laws, regulations, and policies. The decision will be posted on the NMFS Web site (refer to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/) and announced in the Federal Register"--Introduction.

The Lives of Hawai‘i’s Dolphins and Whales
The Lives of Hawai‘i’s Dolphins and Whales

Author: Robin W. Baird

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 2016-11-30

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0824865936

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Ocean currents, winds, and rainfall all work together to create a marine oasis around the Hawaiian Islands, providing a home for many species of dolphins and whales normally found in the deep oceans of the world. The Lives of Hawai`i’s Dolphins and Whales opens a window into the world of these mysterious creatures with stories and observations from author Robin W. Baird’s work over the last seventeen years. The book includes exceptional full-color photographs of each species, life history descriptions, conservation threats, and maps showing sighting locations and movements of tagged individuals among the islands and offshore. While the well-known resident spinner dolphins and visiting humpback whales are covered, the ten species of lesser-known open-ocean dolphins and whales that are resident to the marine slopes of the islands are highlighted as well. Among these are endangered false killer whales, deep-diving Cuvier’s and Blainville’s beaked whales, abundant spotted dolphins, coastal bottlenose dolphins, cryptic dwarf sperm whales, family units of short-finned pilot whales, and social melon-headed whales. Baird also describes thirteen species of dolphins and whales that are found in offshore waters or are seasonal or occasional visitors to Hawaiian waters, including killer whales, the iconic sperm whale, and even blue whales and North Pacific right whales. More is known about the social organization and natural history of many of these marine mammals in Hawai`i than anywhere else in the world. For all of the species discussed, Baird presents data obtained from long-term photo-identification studies, with distinctive individuals tracked through time and space; for many of them, he includes findings from studies using genetics and satellite tagging. He also provides information on predators and prey, social organization, diving, and night-time behavior, along with suggestions on how to tell some of the more difficult to identify species apart. The book closes by focusing on conservation issues, both success stories and challenges, engaging readers to consider ways to protect Hawai`i’s unique assemblage of resident dolphins and whales.

Revised Stock Boundaries for False Killer Whales (Pseudorca Crassidens) in Hawaiian Waters
Revised Stock Boundaries for False Killer Whales (Pseudorca Crassidens) in Hawaiian Waters

Author: Amanda L. Bradford

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Published: 2015

Total Pages: 29

ISBN-13:

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Three populations of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) have been identified in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone of the Hawaiian Archipelago (Hawaiian EEZ): 1) a main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) insular population, 2) a pelagic population, and 3) a Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) population. Spatially-explicit stock boundaries are needed to assess and manage each population. New data, primarily satellite telemetry data, were collected that indicate the existing stock boundaries should be refined. These data were used by the False Killer Whale Stock Boundary Revision Working Group to establish revised, scientifically-defensible stock boundaries that appropriately reflect uncertainty and are robust to routine inputs from ongoing data collection. For each stock, several stock boundary options were identified by the Working Group and reviewed by the Pacific Scientific Review Group before the revised stock boundaries were finalized. The MHI insular stock boundary was changed from a uniform 140-km radius around the MHI to a minimum convex polygon bounded around a 72-km radius of the MHI, resulting in a boundary shape that reflects greater offshore use in the leeward portion of the MHI. While the wide-ranging pelagic stock continues to be assessed within the Hawaiian EEZ, the inner stock boundary was reduced from a 40-km to an 11-km radius around the MHI, a result of individuals occurring closer to shore than previously observed. The NWHI stock boundary largely remained the area of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument extended to include a 50-nmi radius around Kauaʻi, although 2 vertices were removed to widen the eastern portion, accounting for movement outside of the existing boundary. The following report summarizes the stock boundary revision process for the 3 false killer populations. Additionally, because the stock boundary placement affects the line-transect abundance estimates of the pelagic and NWHI stocks and the proration of false killer whale bycatch, the report also provides updated abundance estimates for pelagic and NWHI false killer whales and outlines a revised approach for bycatch proration. [doi:10.7289/V5DF6P6J (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5DF6P6J)]

Line-transect Abundance Estimates of False Killer Whales (Pseudorca Crassidens) in the Pelagic Region of the Hawaiian Exclusive Economic Zone and in the Insular Waters of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Line-transect Abundance Estimates of False Killer Whales (Pseudorca Crassidens) in the Pelagic Region of the Hawaiian Exclusive Economic Zone and in the Insular Waters of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Author: Amanda L. Bradford

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Published: 2012

Total Pages: 23

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"Three stocks of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) can be differentiated within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone of the Hawaiian Islands (Hawaiian EEZ): an insular main Hawaiian Islands stock, a dispersed pelagic stock, and a newly recognized Northwestern Hawaiian Islands stock. Current abundance estimates are needed for the pelagic and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands stocks. To this end, a ship-based line-transect survey of the Hawaiian EEZ was conducted in the summer-fall of 2010, resulting in 6 systematic-effort visual sightings of pelagic (n = 5) and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (n = 1) false killer whale groups. These sightings were combined with data from multiple sources and analyzed within the conventional linetransect estimation framework, although the detection function, mean cluster size, and encounter rate were estimated separately so as to appropriately incorporate data collected using different methods. Unlike previous line-transect analyses of false killer whales, subgroups were treated as the analytical unit instead of groups because subgroups better conform to the specifications of line-transect theory. Bootstrap values (n = 5000) of the line-transect parameters were randomly combined to estimate the variance of stock-specific abundance estimates. Hawaii pelagic and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands false killer whales were estimated to number 1503 (CV = 0.66) and 552 (CV = 1.09) individuals, respectively. These estimates can be considered positively biased to an unknown extent due to the effect of vessel attraction"--Abstract.

Endangered Or Threatened Species - Southern Resident Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment - Listing Amendments (Us National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (Noaa) (2018 Edition)
Endangered Or Threatened Species - Southern Resident Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment - Listing Amendments (Us National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (Noaa) (2018 Edition)

Author: The Law Library

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-01-10

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9781793869234

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The Law Library presents the complete text of the Endangered or Threatened Species - Southern Resident Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment - Listing Amendments (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 On January 25, 2013, we, NMFS, received a petition submitted by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Foundation to remove the exclusion of captive animals from the endangered species listing of Southern Resident killer whale DPS, as well as, recognize the captive killer whale (Orcinus orca) "Lolita" as a protected member of the endangered Southern Resident killer whale Distinct Population Segment (DPS). We completed a status review and published a proposed rule, and we are now amending the regulatory language of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing of the DPS by removing the exclusion for captive members of the population. We have further determined that Lolita, a female killer whale captured from the Southern Resident killer whale population in 1970 who resides at the Miami Seaquarium in Miami, Florida, is not excluded from the Southern Resident killer whale DPS due to her captive status. This ebook contains: - The complete text of the Endangered or Threatened Species - Southern Resident Killer Whale Distinct Population Segment - Listing Amendments (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition) - A dynamic table of content linking to each section - A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure