Population and Distribution
The only population estimate is of 38,900 individuals in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. However the species has a wide distribution in tropical and sub-tropical waters world-wide. They are sighted regularly off Hawaii and Japan. Appearance in bycatch suggest a year-round presence in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka and the Lesser Antilles. In the Atlantic individuals have been observed as far north as South Carolina on the west coast and Senegal on the east. The species is purely oceanic.
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