1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025

Introduction

This is a summary of reported Hector's or Māui dolphin incidents during the period 1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025
IDDate observedSexAge classLocationPopn or speciesObs typeNecropsy statusPossible cause of deathPathology report
H335 654213 Aug 2024FemaleAdultAshley Rivermouth, ChchECSIBeachcastCompleteNatural causes - disease (severe pneumonia)H335 PRELIM (PDF, 24K)
H336 6543Aug 2024FemaleAdultPegasus BayECSIEntanglement - trawlNoneEntanglementNA
H337 654428 Aug 2024FemaleAdultSpencer Park, ChchECSIBeachcastCompleteNatural causes - diseaseH337 PRELIM (PDF, 24K)
H338Nov 2024FemaleAdultKaikouraECSIEntanglement - set netCompleteKnown bycatch (pregnant)H338 PRELIM (PDF, 21k)
H339Nov 2024FemaleSubadultKaikouraECSIEntanglement - set netCompleteKnown bycatchH339 PRELIM (PDF, 23K)
H34023/11/2024FemaleNeonateKarameaWCSIBeachcastCompleteNatural causes - maternal separationH340 PRELIM (PDF, 23K)
H34123/11/2024FemaleNeonateKarameaWCSIBeachcastCompleteNatural causes - maternal separationH341 PRELIM (PDF, 23K)
H34221/12/2024MaleNeonateChristchurchECSIStrandingComplete1. Euthanised 2. Natural causes - maternal separationH342 (PDF, 24K)
H34321/12/2024FemaleCalfChristchurchECSIBeachcastCompleteNatural causes - maternal separationH343 (PDF, 23K)
H34424/12/2024FemaleAdultKaikouraECSIBeachcastCompletePossible bycatchH344 (PDF, 24K)
H345 Jan 2025FemaleAdultTimaruECSIEntanglement - trawlPending  
TBD10/01/2025MaleAdultInvercargillSCSIBeachcastNA - decomposedUnknownNA
H346Feb 2025TBDTBDInvercargillSCSIEntanglement - trawlPending  
TBD06/03/2025UnkCalfLyttletonECSIFloating at seaNA - returned to seaUnknownNA
H34710/03/2025FemaleAdultBig BayWCSIBeachcastCompletePending histologyH347 PRELIM (PDF, 24K)
6546*Dec 2024UnkUnkTimaruECSIEntanglement - set netNA - returned to seaEntanglementNA

*Due to an oversight, this incident was missed from the online tables at the time and added in April 2025. It was, however, included in  the spreadsheet for the Feb quarterly update.