NAMMCOSP (2003)
The known geographical distribution (based on ship surveys, aerial surveys, incidental sightings, stranding and bycatch data) and the population genetic structure obtained from mitochondria DNA and nuclear DNA (isozymes and…
Monitoring growth and energy utilisation of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in human care
Lockyer, Christina; Desportes, Geneviève; Hansen, Kirstin; Labberté, Sabrina; Siebert, Ursula
NAMMCOSP (2003)
Two harbour porpoises of an estimated age of 1-2 years were held in captivity from April 1997 and were still alive in April 2002, after rescue from pound nets set…
Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the North Atlantic: Biological parameters
Lockyer, Christina
NAMMCOSP (2003)
Biological parameters for harbour porpoises are reviewed throughout their range in the North Atlantic. Most information is based on studies of a combination of directed catches, bycatches and strandings. All…
COSEWIC assessment and update status report on the harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena (Pacific Ocean population) in Canada
Baird, Robin W.
COSEWIC Status Reports (2003)
Species Information The harbour porpoise is one of the smallest cetacean species, born at 80-90 cm and only occasionally reaching lengths of close to 2 m. In general, harbour porpoises…
Analysis of seasonal changes in reproductive organs from Icelandic harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
Halldórsson, Sverrir Daníel; Víkingsson, Gísli Arnór
NAMMCOSP (2003)
In this study, we analyse some aspects of the macro- and microscopical appearance of gonads of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from Icelandic coastal waters. Sampling of animals bycaught in gillnets…
Source of Aegean Sea harbour porpoises
Rosel, P. E.; Frantzis, A.; Lockyer, C.; Komnenou, A.
Marine Ecology Progress Series (2003)
Documented sightings of harbour porpoises in the Mediterranean are rare, although the species is common in the neighbouring North Atlantic and Black Sea. However, in the past 2 decades, 4…
Status, ecology and life history of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), in Danish waters
Lockyer, Christina; Kinze, Carl
NAMMCOSP (2003)
A review of historical harbour porpoise catches in Danish waters, together with current distribution, are provided. Most information on distribution is derived from historical catch data with a total of…
Life history and ecology of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from West Greenland
Lockyer, C; Heide-Jørgensen, M P; Jensen, J; Walton, M J
NAMMCOSP (2003)
During 1988, 1989 and 1995, 187 harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) were sampled from the catches off West Greenland. The samples were taken in 3 areas between 62° N and 70°…
Growth and reproduction in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Icelandic waters
Ólafsdóttir, Droplaug; Víkingsson, Gísli A; Halldórsson, Sverrir Daníel; Sigurjónsson, Jóhann
NAMMCOSP (2003)
A total of 1,268 harbour porpoises were obtained from fishing nets in Icelandic coastal waters from September to June in the years 1991 to 1997. Foetal sex ratio was 1.2:1…
Diet of harbor porpoises in the Kattegat and Skagerrak seas: Accounting for individual variation and sample size
Borjesson, Patrik; Berggren, Per; Ganning, Bjorn
Marine Mammal Sci (2003)
Stomach contents of 112 bycaught harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) collected between 1989 and 1996 in the Kattegat and Skagerrak seas were analyzed to describe diet composition and estimate prey size,…