The status of the harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, in Dutch waters and the state of related research in The Netherlands: An overview

Reijnders, P. J. H.; Leopold, M. F.; Camphuysen, C. J.; Heessen, H. J. L.; Kastelein, R. A.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1996)

The reported decline of the harbour porpoise in the coastal areas of the North Sea after 1940, has also been seen in Dutch waters. Information on the distribution and abundance…


Summary of current knowledge of harbour porpoises in US and Canadian Atlantic waters

Palka, D. L.; Read, A. J.; Westgate, A. J.; Johnston, D. W.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1996)

This paper summarises current knowledge of the three populations of harbour porpoises in US and Canadian Atlantic waters. During the summer, the populations are centred in the Gulf of Maine/Bay…


Levels of organochlorine compounds, including PCDDS and PCDFS, in the blubber of cetaceans from the west coast of North America

Jarman, W. M.; Norstrom, R. J.; Muir, D. C. G.; Rosenberg, B.; Simon, M.; Baird, R. W.
Marine Pollution Bulletin (1996)

Levels of organochlorine compounds (PCDD, PCDF, PCB and organochlorine pesticides) were determined in cetaceans collected from the west coast of North America between 1986 and 1989. The samples included gray…


Status of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in Danish waters

Teilmann, J.; Lowry, N.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1996)

Harbour porpoises are widely distributed in the seas around Denmark. Total abundance in Danish waters is estimated as approximately 100,000 animals. Population density varies considerably by area. There are probably…


Hong Kong’s Cetaceans: The biology, socioecology and behaviour of Sousa chinensis and Neophocaena phocaenoides

Parsons, E. C. M.
Doctoral Thesis - University of Hong Kong (1997)

From an intensive review of historical records and the examination of stranded cetaceans it was determined that 16 cetacean species have been reported from Hong Kong, including resident populations of…


Persistent organochlorine residues in harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) from the Black Sea

Tanabe, Shinsuke; Madhusree, Bathini; Öztürk, Ayaka Amaha; Tatsukawa, Ryo; Miyazaki, Nobuyuki; Özdamar, Emin; Aral, Orhan; Samsun, Osman; Öztürk, Bayram
Marine Pollution Bulletin (1997)

A wide range of organochlorine residues were determined in the blubber of harbour porpoises from the Black Sea. Concentrations of DDTs (8.3–180 μg g−1 wet weight) were the highest followed…


Contamination by butyltin compounds in harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) from the Black Sea

Madhusree, Bathini; Tanabe, Shinsuke; Öztürk, Ayaka Amaha; Tatsukawa, Ryo; Miyazaki, Nobuyuki; Özdamar, Emin; Aral, Orhan; Samsun, Osman; Öztürk, Bayram
Fresenius' Journal of Analytical Chemistry (1997)

Concentrations of butyltin compounds (BTs) were determined in harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) collected from the Turkish coastal waters of the Black Sea. Total butyltin compounds (∑ BTs) in the liver…


Organochlorines in Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphins (Sousa chinensis) and finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) from Hong Kong

Parsons, E. C. M.; Chan, H. M.
The Marine Biology of the South China Sea (1998)

Blubber samples from eight Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphins (Sousa chinensis) and eleven finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) stranded between 1993 and 1996, in Hong Kong waters, were collected for organochlorine analysis. Levels…