Killer whales (Orcinus orca) sighted west of Niihau, Hawaii
Mobley JR, Mazzuca L, Craig AS, Newcomer MW, Spitz SS. 2001. Killer whales (Orcinus orca) sighted west of Niihau, Hawaii. Pacific Science. 55(3):301-303
A rare sighting of five killer whales (Orcinus orca), including one juvenile, occurred on 20 March 2000 during an aerial survey of waters west of the Hawaiian island of Ni'ihau. The sighting occurred ca. 11 km west of Kamalino Bay on Ni'ihau. Killer whales are not unknown in Hawaiian waters, but the most recent confirmed sighting on record for Hawaiian waters was in 1979.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Mobley, Joseph; Mazzuca, Lori; Craig, Alison; Newcomer, Michael; Spitz, Scott
- Units
- PACN
- Keywords
- Aerial Survey, Cetacean, Hawaii, Kamalino Bay, Killer whale (Orcinus orca), Niihau