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The IUCN lists Commerson's dolphin as Least Concern in its Red List of Threatened Species. The proximity of the dolphin to the shore makes accidental killing in gillnets a common occurrence. The dolphin was killed for use as crab bait by some Argentinian and Chilean fishermen in the 1970s and 1980s, but this practice has since been curtailed. [2]
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Commerson's dolphin: C. commersonii: Argentina including Puerto Deseado, in the Strait of Magellan and around Tierra del Fuego, and near the Falkland Islands, near the Kerguelen Islands in the southern part of the Indian Ocean Chilean dolphin: C. eutropia: coast of Chile Heaviside's dolphin: C. heavisidii
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Dana Point, where the footage was filmed, was crowned the dolphin and whale watching capital of the world in 2019, according to Capt. Dave’s Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari.
On the eastern side of the bay, approximately 25 kilometers from the city is the Natural Reserve of San Julián Peninsula. It contains 10,000 hectares of land and water. In the reserve you can see steppe, rhea, red and grey fox, Commerson's dolphins, Magellanic penguins and many more species of marine life as well. [3]
Rescuers who helped free more than a hundred dolphins from the Cape Cod shoreline say they've confirmed that the mass stranding that began June 28 was the largest involving dolphins in U.S. history.
Among the wildlife that Commerson observed was a particular kind of dolphin in the Strait of Magellan, now known as Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii). [5] Commerson's partner and assistant, Jeanne Baré (also referred to Jeanne Baret), accompanied him on the voyage, disguised as a man. Baré acted as a nurse to Commerson, who ...