Table 1 Summarised published records of dusky dolphins in the Falkland Islands. Record status relates to the revised information presented in this review, with ‘unsupported’ referring specifically to those records for which no verification information (i.e. photo or video) is available to independently confirm the species identification. All other data presented are those from the original published sources, with additional novel data acquired during this review provided in brackets

1

Skulls

Originated elsewhere [this paper]

1949

Captured off “The Cape”

2

NHMUK 1952.6.20.2 and 1952.6.20.3: Van Waerebeek et al. (1995); Otley (2012); this paper

2

Skull

Confirmed

1955

Falkland Islands

1

NHMUK 1955.9.2.3: Van Waerebeek et al. (1995); Otley (2012); this paper

3

Sighting

Unsupported

20 Jan 78

West Point

2

Goodall et al. (1997)

4

Sighting

Unsupported

2 Dec 78

West Point

3

Goodall et al. (1997)

5

Sighting

Unsupported

10 Jan 79

130 miles NE of the Falklands: 49°14'S, 57°14'W

12–20

Goodall et al. (1997)

6

Sighting

Unsupported

10 Jan 79

45 miles NE of the Falklands: 50°50'S, 57°08'W

4–8

Goodall et al. (1997)

7

Sighting

Unsupported

2 Jan 84

Carcass Island: 51°18'S, 60°30'W

10–12

Goodall et al. (1997)

8

Sighting

Unsupported

13 Aug 91

49°56'S, 58°51'W

4

Van Waerebeek et al. (1995); Goodall et al. (1997)

9

Sighting

Unsupported

30 Aug 91

51°08'S, 56°51'W

11

Van Waerebeek et al. (1995); Goodall et al. (1997)

10

Sighting

Unsupported

30 Aug 91

51°05'S, 56°57'W

2

Van Waerebeek et al. (1995); Goodall et al. (1997)

11

Sighting

Confirmed [this paper]

[Jan 1997]

[Approx. 300 km north of the Falklands: 48–49°S and 58–60°W].

[6]

Andy Black pers. comm. cited in Otley (2012); this paper

12

Sighting

Unsupported

[8 Mar] 2007

East of the Falklands [52°41.61'S 57°48.28'W] in 488 m water depth

12

McCarthy and Unwin (2007) cited in Otley (2012)

13

Live stranding

Confirmed [this paper]

[19 Feb] 2008

[Stanley Harbour: 51°41.82'S 57°47.22'W]

1

Otley (2012); this paper

14

Sighting

Unsupported

[16 Feb 2008]

[Approx. 300 km east of the Falklands in 2000 m depth: 52°07.20'S 53°30'W]

[12]

Andy Black pers. comm. cited in Otley (2012)