Summer foraging areas for lactating New Zealand sea lions Phocarctos hookeri

摘要: The overlap between marine mammal species and fisheries is a source of ongoing con- flict concern. This study used satellite telemetry to examine the foraging patterns 26 lactating female New Zealand sea lions Phocarctos hookeri from Sandy Bay colony, Enderby Island, Auck- land Islands (50°50'S, 166°28'E), over 4 consecutive austral summers 2001 2004. Animals were fitted with satellite-linked platform transmitting terminals (PTTs), which yielded 9200 filtered locations at sea. Trips lasted mean 66.2 h (SE = 4.2, n 183). Mean return travel distance per trip was 423 km 43.9, max. 1087, There high level variation in individ- ual parameters, evidence individual preference partitioning among individuals within colony. exhibited preferential use conti- nental shelf its edge this pattern consistent years. Female temporally spatially operation sub-Antarctic arrow squid trawl fishery. Here we identify key areas for Bay, show how these operational fishery discuss importance findings management