The Murrelet (1953)
The writer has examined nine porpoises and two dolphins collected 1950-1952 along the west coast of North America between southern California and the Pribilof Islands, Alaska. Unless otherwise noted, the…
The writer has examined nine porpoises and two dolphins collected 1950-1952 along the west coast of North America between southern California and the Pribilof Islands, Alaska. Unless otherwise noted, the…
Blubber samples from eight Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphins (Sousa chinensis) and eleven finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) stranded between 1993 and 1996, in Hong Kong waters, were collected for organochlorine analysis. Levels…
The study was conducted by examining stranded cetaceans while explicitly searching for dead marine mammals. Observations were made through covering transects along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. The data collection…
In August 2015 more than 300 dolphin calves were stranding on the Bulgarian seacoast. Data were collected from witnesses, organized by us in a network, using IT online services and…
(...) During August and September 1986 a cooperative research effort was organized between a consultant of the IUCN/UNEP Burmeister's Porpoise Project (KVW) and the head of the marine mammal and…
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…
Anthropogenic sound in the marine environment can have negative consequences for marine fauna. Since most sound sources are intermittent or continuous, estimating how many individuals are exposed over time remains…
Airguns used in seismic surveys are among the most prevalent and powerful anthropogenic noise sources in marine habitats. They are designed to produce most energy below 100 Hz, but the…
(...) During the first months of operation (March, 1954 to Sept. 1955) of the new oceanarium, Marineland of the Pacific, we have had numerous opportunities to observe the dolphins and…
Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) is a small toothed cetacean, widely inhabiting the North Pacific Ocean and adjacent seas, between about 30 and 62°N; however, only limited studies of its ecology…