New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research abstracts

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Observations of Hooker's sea lion, Phocarctos hookeri, at a hauling ground on Otago Peninsula, New Zealand

D. J. HAWKE

Portobello Marine Laboratory
University of Otago
P. O. Box 8, Portobello
Dunedin
New Zealand

Abstract Observations made between January 1984 and December 1985 show that Phocarctos hookeri (Gray, 1844) has a fluctuating presence at Papanui Beach (45°52'S, 170°44'E), Otago Peninsula, with low numbers (^ 7 animals) all year. Most individuals are small (< 2.0 m nose to tail length), subadult males. No females were identified. The animals often form small groups, and are generally inactive.

Keywords Hooker's sea lion; Phocarctos hookeri; Otariidae; Papanui Beach

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 1986, Vol. 20 : 333-337 Received 9 December 1985; accepted 3 February 1986

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