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Whales and Dolphins of Peru
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Stenella longirostris (Gray, 1828)
Spinner dolphin
Conservation Status:
- Listed in Annex 2 (threatened species) of the International Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES);
- Listed in Annex C1 (strictly protected) of Regulation 3626/82 of the European Union;
- Protected by the US Marine Mammals Protection Act (MMPA) and declared a "diminished species" (a species whose population is smaller than it should be in order to be considered healthy);
- Listed by the International Union
for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as a species of which "insufficient
information" is available;
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Distribution in
Peru:
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Threats:
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Unknown (registered in the north of Peru) |
Tuna fisheries |