New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research abstracts
NEW ZEALAND SEA LIONS, PHOCARCTOS HOOKERI, ON THE SNARES ISLANDS*
M. C. Crawley
D. B. Cameron
Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury, Christchurch,
New Zealand
Abstract
New Zealand sea lions,
Phocarctos hookeri (Gray, 1844), on Main Island of the Snares Islands (48° S) are restricted to the eastern coastal region between Molly Bay and Punui Bay. In the 1970-71 summer, a maximum of 47 sea lions (36 5,11 9 ) was counted in one day, 5 January 1971.
A female and pup were seen several times in January and February 1969, and a second mother-pup pair in January 1971. These sightings, with a similar record in 1907, show that small numbers of sea lions may breed on the Snares Islands, north of the main breeding area at the Auckland Islands (51° S).
N.Z. Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 6 (1 & 2) : 127-32
(Received for publication 28 February 1972)
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