Aquatic Mammals (2015)
Signals used in naval and long-range fish detection sonar often contain harmonics which may influence the behavior of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) more than the lower fundamental frequencies, so the…
Assessing the impact of underwater clearance of unexploded ordnance on Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the southern North Sea
von Benda-Beckmann, Alexander M.; Aarts, Geert; Sertlek, H. Özkan; Lucke, Klaus; Verboom, Wim C.; Kastelein, Ronald A.; Ketten, Darlene R.; van Bemmelen, Rob; Lam, Frans-Peter A.; Kirkwood, Roger J.; Ainslie, Michael A.
Aquatic Mammals (2015)
Large amounts of legacy unexploded ordnance (UXO) are still present in the North Sea. UXO are frequently accidentally encountered by fishermen and dredging vessels. Out of concern for human safety…
Increased harbor porpoise mortality in the Pacific Northwest, USA: understanding when higher levels may be normal
Huggins, JL; Raverty, SA; Norman, SA; Calambokidis, J; Gaydos, JK; Duffield, DA; Lambourn, DM; Rice, JM; Hanson, B; Wilkinson, K; Jeffries, SJ; Norberg, B; Barre, L
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms (2015)
In 2006, a marked increase in harbor porpoise Phocoena phocoena strandings were reported in the Pacific Northwest of the USA, resulting in the declaration of an unusual mortality event (UME)…
Vaquita (Phocoena sinus) – The little known porpoise
Belanger, Michael; Askin, Nesime; Wittnich, Carin
Journal of Marine Animals and Their Ecology (2015)
The vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is a small and very elusive porpoise that ranges in a limited geographical area in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Despite various efforts to conserve this…
Analysis of the artisanal fisheries of San Felipe, Mexico: Estimating incidental mortality of the vaquita (Phocoena sinus)
Urrutia-Osorio, M. Fernanda; Jaramillo-Legorreta, Armando M.; Rojas-Bracho, Lorenzo; Sosa-Nishizaki, Oscar
Journal of Marine Animals and Their Ecology (2015)
The vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is the most critically endangered cetacean species in the world and is a small porpoise endemic to the northern Gulf of California, Mexico. As fishing efforts…
Strandings, bycatches and injuries of aquatic mammals in China, 2000–2006, as reviewed from official documents: A compelling argument for a nationwide strandings programme
Wang, Yamin; Li, Wei; Van Waerebeek, Koen
Marine Policy (2015)
In the present study, the species composition, geographical and seasonal patterns of strandings, bycatches and injuries of aquatic mammals reported in Chinese mainland waters, from 2000 to 2006, were analyzed…
Fine-scale hydrodynamics influence the spatio-temporal distribution of harbour porpoises at a coastal hotspot
Jones, A. R.; Hosegood, P.; Wynn, R. B.; De Boer, M. N.; Butler-Cowdry, S.; Embling, C. B.
Progress in Oceanography (2014)
The coastal Runnelstone Reef, off southwest Cornwall (UK), is characterised by complex topography and strong tidal flows and is a known high-density site for harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena); a European…
Yangtze finless porpoises along the main channel of Poyang Lake, China: Implications for conservation
Dong, Lijun; Wang, Ding; Wang, Kexiong; li, Songhai; Mei, Zhigang; Wang, Shiyong; Akamatsu, Tomonari; Kimura, Satoko
Mar Mam Sci (2014)
Poyang Lake is the largest freshwater lake in China and flows into the Yangtze River. It is a traditional habitat for the endangered Yangtze finless porpoise, which has not been…
Measuring the economic value of increased precision in scientific estimates of marine mammal abundance and bycatch: Harbor porpoise Phocoena phocoena in the northeast U.S. gill-net fishery
Bisack, Kathryn D.; Magnusson, Gisele
North American Journal of Fisheries Management (2014)
Marine mammal stock assessments provide information that is valuable to public sector management and the private fishing sector; however, data are costly to collect. The precautionary approach, which is widely…
First report of infestation by a parasitic copepod (Pennella balaenopterae) in a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) from the Aegean Sea: A case report
Danyer, E.; Tonay, A. M.; Aytemiz, I.; Dede, A.; Yildirim, F.; Gurel, A.
Veterinarni Medicina (2014)
An adult, female harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena relicta) was found stranded on the southern Aegean Sea coast of Turkey. Thirteen holes made by copepods were observed on the lateral sides…