Hi all, I am trying to determine whether any underwater footage/photographs of Shepherd's beaked whale *(**Tasmacetus shepherdi**) *exist? I have searched the relevant scientific literature (see reference list below), news and other websites documenting strandings and sightings (e.g. http://www.antarctica.gov.au/science/cool-science/2012/ whale-trackers-make-rare-sighting) and the Cetal Fauna facebook page. All of which returned imagery limited to stranded animals and photos and videos shot topside from vessels/the air.
Any information on sub-surface imagery would be much appreciated. Kind Regards, Chris Thompson PhD Candidate Centre for Marine Futures University of Western Australia 20493...@student.uwa.edu.au *References* Aguilar de Soto, N. *et al.* (2017) ‘True’s beaked whale ( *Mesoplodon mirus* ) in Macaronesia’, *PeerJ*, 5(iii), p. e3059. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3059. Best, P. B. *et al.* (2014) ‘Identification of stomach contents from a Shepherd’s beaked whale Tasmacetus shepherdi stranded on Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic’, *Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom*, 94(6), pp. 1093–1097. doi: 10.1017/S0025315412001658. Dalebout, M. L. *et al.* (2004) ‘A comprehensive and validated molecular taxonomy of beaked whales, family Ziphiidae’, *Journal of Heredity*, 95(6), pp. 459–473. doi: 10.1093/jhered/esh054. Grandi, M. F. *et al.* (2005) ‘Record of a specimen of Shepherd’s beaked whale (<i>Tasmacetus shepherdi</i>) from the coast of Santa Cruz, Argentina, with notes on age determination’, *Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals*, 4(2), pp. 97–100. doi: 10.5597/lajam00081. Hevia, M. *et al.* (2011) ‘Strandings of six beaked whales in Santa Cruz province, southern Argentina (1998-2011)’, *Journal of Cetacean Research and Management*, (March 2015), pp. 1–8. Holyoake, C. *et al.* (2013) ‘Northernmost record of Shepherd’s beaked whale (*Tasmacetus shepherdi*) - a morphological and genetic description from a stranding from Shark Bay, Western Australia’, *Pacific Conservation Biology*, 19, pp. 169–174. doi: 10.1071/PC130169. Laughlin, C. (1996) ‘Scientific correspondence probable sighting of Tasmacetus shepherdi in the South Atlantic’, *Marine Mammal Science*, 12(3), pp. 496–497. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1996.tb00605.x. Lichter, A. A. (1986) ‘Records of beaked whales (Ziphiidae) from the Western South Atlantic’, *The Scientific Reports of The Whales Research Institute*, 37, pp. 109–127. MacLeod, C. *et al.* (2006) ‘Known and inferred distributions of beaked whale species ( Cetacea : Ziphiidae )’, *Journal of Cetacean Research and Management*, 7(3), pp. 271–286. Available at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/health/noise/docs/macleod_distribution.pdf. Mead, J. G. and Payne, R. S. (1975) ‘American Society of Mammalogists A Specimen of the Tasman Beaked Whale , Tasmacetus shepherdi , from Argentina Published by : American Society of Mammalogists Stable URL : http://www.jstor.org/stable/1379619’, 56(1), pp. 213–218. Miller, B. S. *et al.* (2012) ‘Cruise report on SORP 2012 blue whale voyages: Development of acoustic methods’, *Report submitted to the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission*, 64/SH11, p. 16. Available at: https://publications.csiro.au/rpr/pub?list=BRO&pid=csiro:EP125659&sb=RECENT&n=2&rpp=10&page=241&tr=4391&dr=all&dc4.browseYear=2012 . Moller, A. P., Press, A. and Lions, S. (2007) ‘Shepherd’s Beaked Whale 1011’, pp. 1011–1014. Oliver, W. R. B. (1937) ‘Tasmacetus shepherdi: a new Genus and Species of Beaked Whale from New Zealand.’, *Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London*, 107 B(3), pp. 371–382. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1937.tb00015.x. Pitman, R. L. *et al.* (2006) ‘Shepherd’s beaked whale (Tasmacetus shepherdi): Information on appearance and biology based on strandings and at-sea observations’, *Marine Mammal Science*, 22(3), pp. 744–755. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00066.x. >�&� � �=o�= t� �8�n
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