Burmeister's porpoise
phocoena spinipinnis latin

While Burmeister's Porpoise seems to be relatively common in its range, little work has been done to survey the species.

Burmeister's Porpoise is difficult to observe.

Burmeister's porpoise has been caught incidentally in gill-net fisheries in Peru for many years.

Most photographs of Burmeister's Porpoises are taken of dead specimens and show the animal to be coloured black.

Burmeister's porpoise spinipinnis) is marine and lives from Santa Catarina to the south.

Dusky dolphins and Burmeister's porpoise are considerably more abundant and wide-ranging than the other three species.

Burmeister's Porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis)

Aspects of the biology of Burmeister's Porpoise from Peru Reyes and Can Waerebeek, 1995.

The Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) is one of three cetaceans that are most often bycaught in Peru and Chile.

Burmeister's Porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) is a species of porpoise endemic to the coast of South America.

When these nets also started to fish up cetaceans (mainly Burmeister's porpoise) as an incidental catch, the fishermen discovered a ready market for porpoise meat among lower income groups.

The Burmeister's porpoise is listed on Appendix II of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS).

During the late 1970s, Commerson's dolphin was the most heavily hunted, but recently this species has become less abundant and the crab fishermen are now catching Peale's dolphin, dusky dolphin, Chilean black dolphin, and Burmeister's porpoise.

The Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) is one of three cetaceans that are most often bycaught in Peru and Chile.

Burmeister's Porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) is a species of porpoise endemic to the coast of South America.