Hector's and Maui's incidents 1 November 2011 - 31 January 2012

Date Sex Age class Location Popn1 Encounter type Evidence of human interaction Necropsy completed? Possible cause of death Pathology report
2/01/2012 Reported as female Unknown Off the coast of Mt Egmont, Taranaki

WCNI

Entanglement By-caught in commercial set net No By-catch (drowning - saltwater) Not applicable
1) Population key:
  • WCSI ‐ West Coast South Island
  • ECSI ‐ East Coast South Island
  • SCSI ‐ South Coast South Island
  • WCNI ‐ West Coast North Island

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