Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
In this paper we report findings on the diet of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in Danish, Swedish and Norwegian waters. The study is based on stomach contents from 247…
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…
Geographical variations of skull among the populations of Neophocaena in Chinese waters
Gao, Anli; Zhou, Kaiya
Acta Theriologica Sinica (1995)
Geographical variations of skull among the Yangtze, Yellow Sea and South China Sea populations of the finless porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides, in Chinese waters were studied using 42 skull measurements based…
Densities and seasonal distribution of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Swedish Skagerrak, Kattegat and Baltic seas
Berggren, P.; Arrhenius, F.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Strip transect aerial surveys were conducted in the Skagerrak and Kattegat Seas for 8 days in June-August, and 2 days in October 1991. Nine sightings of harbour porpoises were recorded…
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…
On the biology of the spectacled porpoise, Australophocaena dioptrica
Goodall, R.N.P.; Schiavini, A.C.M.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Published descriptions of the biology of the spectacled porpoise, Australophocaena dioptrica, are reviewed and compared to new material collected in Tierra del Fuego and Chubut, Argentina. Although over 173 cranial…
The relationship between heart mass and body mass for three cetacean genera: Narrow allometry demonstrates interspecific differences
Ridgway, Sam H.; Kohin, Suzanne
Marine Mammal Sci (1995)
(...) Brody (1945) fitted an allometric equation to heart mass (kg) as a function of body mass (kg) for adult mammals ranging in body size from 0.01 to over 100,000…
Geographical variations of postcranial skeleton among populations of Neophocaena in Chinese waters
Gao, Anli; Zhou, Kaiya
Acta Theriologica Sinica (1995)
Geographical variations of postcranial skeleton among the Yangtze, Yellow Sea and South China Sea populations of the finless porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides, in Chinese waters were studied with t-test, covariance analysis…
An assessment of the status of the harbour porpoise in central California
Barlow, J.; Hanan, D.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in California are subject to incidental mortality in gillnet fisheries. The status of this population is uncertain. We review information on population structure and conclude that…
Life history data, organochlorine pollutants and parasites from eight Burmeister’s porpoises, Phocoena spinipinnis, caught in northern Argentine waters
Corcuera, Javier; Monzon, Florencia; Aguilar, Alex; Borrell, Asuncion; Raga, J. Antonio
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Eight fresh specimens of Burmeister's porpoise caught in gillnets in the Necochea area (Buenos Aires Province) were studied for external morphometrics, age, basic reproductive data, organochlorine pollutant levels and parasites.…