Data are reported on marine mammal mortality collected from California's gillnet fisheries for California halibut and Pacific angel shark (set net) and swordfish and pelagic sharks (driftnet) during the first…
Our estimates of total harbour porpoise bycatch in the Gulf of Maine sink gillnet fishery for 1990 to 1993, with 95% confidence intervals in brackets, are 2,900 [1,500-5 ,500], 2,000…
This note summarises available information on bycatches of harbour porpoises in German waters since 1987. Most information is for the cod set net fishery in Schleswig-Holstein. More recently, information on…
A general description of gillnet fisheries in the Southeast Pacific area (comprising the waters of Ecuador, Peru and Chile) is presented and their potential threat to cetaceans is discussed. Information…
The legal position regarding cetaceans in Argentina and Chile is reviewed. Known live captures to date have involved one species, Cephalorhynchus commersonii. Incidental take is discussed for both countries. Dolphins…
Types of fisheries and exploitation of small cetaceans in Argentinian waters are reviewed. During the study period, live-captures included five specimens of Cephalorhynchus commersonii for Germany, while eight of Tursiops…
A cooperative study based on an agreement between the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Makah Indian Tribe was conducted during 1988-90 to assess the nature and magnitude of harbor…
The distribution of the harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena (L.). is re-examined using a compilation of all available recent information. Three isolated major populations of this species exist: in the North…
Incidental catches of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) were studied for the years 1986-89 by means of a salvage programme, an interview survey and a small scale reporting scheme. Data were…
Since 1978, the annual incidental take of Dall's porpoises by the Japanese salmon land-based and mothership fisheries has been reported to the International North Pacific Fisheries Commission by the Japan…