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Orca injury from a boat propeller

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Orca injury from a boat propeller

Boats and their propellers are one of the main threats to orcas in New Zealand waters. Skippers should maintain a steady course or stop until the orcas have passed. Two slice wounds from a boat propeller can be seen along the back of this orca.

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Orca Research Trust

by Ingrid Visser

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Gerard Hutching, Orcas – Feeding and other habits, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/4011/orca-injury-from-a-boat-propeller (accessed 5 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Gerard Hutching, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.