Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Two density indices of Dall's porpoise abundance were estimated for the western North Pacific from 1979 to 1989. One index is the density of animals (number of animals per square…
Population abundance of Dall’s porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) in the western north Pacific Ocean
Turnock, B.J.; Buckland, S.T.; Boucher, G.C.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Dall's porpoise in the western North Pacific Ocean suffered incidental mortality from the gillnets of the Japanese high seas salmon fishery until 1987 and mortality from the high seas squid…
Mortality of the vaquita (Phocoena sinus) in gillnet fisheries during 1993-94
D'Agrosa, C.; Vidal, O.; Graham, W.C.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Gillnet fisheries in El Golfo de Santa Clara, Sonora and neighboring fishing camps, in the upper Gulf of California, Mexico, were monitored for 114 days, from 23 January to 7…
Pollution and harbour porpoises in the eastern north Atlantic: A review
Aguilar, A.; Borrell, A.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Published data on concentrations of organochlorine compounds and heavy metals in tissues of harbour porpoises from the eastern North Atlantic are reviewed. The dynamics of pollutants in this population are…
Parasites and pollutants in seven harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena L. 1758) from the Faroe Islands, 1987-1988
Larsen, B.H.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Parasite and pollutant loads, reproductive status and overall condition were recorded for seven harbour porpoise shot at the Faroes in 1987-1988. Four species of nematodes were found. A mixed infection…
Aspects of the morphology, body fat condition and biology of the harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, in British waters
Lockyer, C.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Specimens of harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, from both strandings and bycatch in fisheries around the United Kingdom between 1985 and 1994 have been examined. Full autopsies were undertaken on most…
Investigation of aspects of the life history of the harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, in British waters
Lockyer, C.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Specimens of harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, from strandings and bycatches in fisheries around the British Isles between 1985 and September 1994 have been examined. Full autopsies were undertaken on most…
The Bay of Fundy/Gulf of Maine harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena): Some considerations regarding species interactions, energetics, density dependence and bycatch
Brodie, P.F.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
The numbers of North Atlantic harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) within the Bay of Fundy/Gulf of Maine were considered to be declining as a consequence of bycatch in the sink gillnet…
What do stranding data say about harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)?
Polacheck, T.; Wenzel, F.W.; Early, G.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History maintains a centralized database on marine mammal strandings that occur along the eastern United States coastline. Data from this stranding database plus additional…
A note on catches and exploitation of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena L. 1758) around the Faroe Islands
Larsen, B.H.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
This note provides information on harbour porpoises around the Faroe Islands based on interviews with islanders. The harbour porpoise hunt has never been of importance in the Faroe Islands although…