STATUS OF THE STRIPED DOLPHIN, STENELLA-COERULEOALBA, IN CANADA

The Striped Dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba, is found in offshore water s throughout the world in warm-temperate and tropical seas. Large numb ers are killed yearly in directed fisheries off Japan and they are als o incidentally caught in fishing operations around the world. Publishe d and previously unpublished records from Canadian waters include 11 f rom western and 17 from eastern Canada. The Striped Dolphin appears to be at the northern limits of its normal range in Canadian waters, and no serious threats to it exist here. No COSEWIC status designation is required.