Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review (2003)
The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is probably the most abundant small cetacean in the northeast Atlantic and as such is an important top predator. It is also one of the…
Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the North Atlantic: Distribution and genetic population structure
Andersen, Liselotte Wesley
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…
By-catch of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the lower Bay of Fundy gillnet fishery, 1998–2001
Trippel, E. A.; Shepherd, T. D.
Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (2004)
The most serious threat to the status of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is incidental mortalities caused by entanglement in fishing gear. As part of an ongoing study to evaluate the…
Summer distribution of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea
Scheidat, M.; Kock, K.-H.; Siebert, U.
Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (2004)
Current plans to utilise German offshore waters as sites for windmill parks as well as ongoing investigation of potential areas to implement Natura 2000 have led to an increased research…
Comparative anatomical study on the relationships between the vestigial pelvic bones and the surrounding structures of finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides)
Tajima, Yuko; Hayashi, Yoshihiro; Yamada, Tadasu K.
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (2004)
Morphology of the modern cetaceans represents the results of adaptation of the ancestral terrestrial mammals to aquatic life through their evolutional processes. Some of the primitive fossil cetaceans are known…
Stranding patterns of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the German North and Baltic Seas: When does the birth period occur?
Hasselmeier, I.; Abt, K. F.; Adelung, D.; Siebert, U.
Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (2004)
Stranded harbour porpoises were analysed to investigate differences in stranding patterns along the North and Baltic Sea coasts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. A total of 1,015 stranded or bycaught harbour porpoises…
The distribution and relative abundance of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena L.) in the southern outer Moray Firth, NE Scotland
Whaley, A. R.
Honour's Thesis - University of London (2004)
Throughout its range, the distribution of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena L.) has contracted significantly in the last century, particularly in the North Sea. Reasons for this decline have been…