Whale strandings in Tasmania since 1945 with notes on some seal reports

Abstract

Five species are added to the last published list of Tasmanian Cetacea togetherwith details of 73 hitherto unrecorded strandings of previously reported species.Details are given of mass strandings of sperm and pilot whales and a table of pigmyright whale strandings is brought up to date. One species is reported from Tasmaniafor the first time.