Population and Distribution
Though only accounted for relatively recently, the number of reported sightings has become substantial—indicating that the species may not be as rare as thought as recently as the 1980s. However the species is still not nearly as well understood as its more coastal cousins. No global population estimates exist.
The Dolphin is normally sighted in deep tropical waters; between 30° S and 20° N. The Eastern Pacific is the most reliable site for viewings. Groups of stranded dolphins have been found as far afield as France and Uruguay. However these are regarded as anomalous and possibly due to unusual oceanographic conditions, such as El Niño.
The species is also relatively common in the Gulf of Mexico but less so in the rest of the Atlantic Ocean.
Read more about this topic: Fraser's Dolphin
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