. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1996 Nelson and LmN: Status of the Long-finned Pilot Whale 513. Figure 1. Long-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala melas, (Drawing by D. Nelson, approximately 1/50 life size). one of two types depending upon the shape of the dorsal fin, but these differences are now attributed to yearly variations in blubber thickness (Andersen 1988;Blochetal. 1994). In 'vaters of the British Isles, there is some evi- dence of at least two separate populations; a norther- ly on:, which may be part of the stock centered on the Faroes, and a more southerly one (Evans 1980). Protecti
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1996 Nelson and LmN: Status of the Long-finned Pilot Whale 513. Figure 1. Long-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala melas, (Drawing by D. Nelson, approximately 1/50 life size). one of two types depending upon the shape of the dorsal fin, but these differences are now attributed to yearly variations in blubber thickness (Andersen 1988;Blochetal. 1994). In 'vaters of the British Isles, there is some evi- dence of at least two separate populations; a norther- ly on:, which may be part of the stock centered on the Faroes, and a more southerly one (Evans 1980). Protection International Pilot whales are listed on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES). National Canada: All whaling, except aboriginal, is prohib- ited in Canadian waters under the Marine Mammal Regulations the Fisheries Act of 1867 (as amended to date). Hunting can only be undertaken under license. United States: Protection is afforded under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 as well as by the Packwood-Magnuson Amendment of the Fisheries and Conservation Act, and the Pelly Amendment of the Fisherman's Protective Act. Population Size and Trends There are inadequate estimations of abundance for the entire northern or southern population of Long-finned Pilot Whales. Western Atlantic A drive fishery existed at Cape Cod from the mid-1700s to the 1920s, with the mean annual catch in the 1800s on the order of 2000 to 3000 animals (Mitchell 1975b; Mead 1979). Although Globicephala melas was exploited to some extent in Newfoundland even before the 1900s, it became the target species of organized drive fish- eries from 1947 to 1971, which took approximately 54 000 animals within this time span (Mercer 1975; Sergeant 1982). Most whales were captured in Trinity Bay and Bonavista Bay, with fewer in Conception Bay and Notre Dame Bay (Sergeant 1962; Mercer 1975). The population in eastern Newfoundland waters is thought to
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