North Atlantic killer whaleOrcinus orcapopulations: a review of current knowledge and threats to conservation

The first comprehensive review on North Atlantic killer whales Orcinus orca was published in 1988. Since then, a significant increase in published studies has substantially improved our understanding of occurrence patterns, major food sources, abundance and population structuring in the North‐east Atlantic. Dedicated studies on killer whales in the Mid‐ and West Atlantic were undertaken beginning in 2006, mainly following an increase in their...