Population and Distribution
While Burmeister's Porpoise seems to be relatively common in its range, little work has been done to survey the species. Its range appears to be continuous in coastal waters from northern Peru in the Pacific round Tierra del Fuego and up to southern Brazil in the Atlantic. The total population is at least in the tens of thousands. While usually described as staying very close to the shore, individuals have been spotted as far as 50 km from the shore and in the freshwater Valivia River in southern Chile.
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