Summary

The conservation status of all known marine mammals in New Zealand was reassessed using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS).

This report provides a list of these species, along with a statistical summary and brief notes on the most important changes since the previous assessment.

In total:

• 9 species are Threatened
• 5 species is At Risk
• 5 species are Not Threatened
• 17 species are Non-resident Native
• 21 species are Data Deficient.

Authors

Dave Lundquist, Laura Boren, Simon Childerhouse, Rochelle Constantine, Anton van Helden, Rod Hitchmough, Pascale Michel, Will Rayment and C. Scott Baker.

Read the report

Conservation status of marine mammals in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2024 (PDF, 2,187K)