Acta Theriologica Sinica (1995)
The finless porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides, is distributed in the form of a narrow band along the coast line of tropical and temperate Asia and in the Yangtze river.The differences of…
Sightings of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Swedish waters before 1990
Berggren, P.; Arrhenius, F.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
This paper examines trends in abundance and distribution of harbour porpoises in Swedish waters. Returns from questionnaires suggested a decline in number of sightings per year in all areas around…
Diet of the harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena in Scandinavian waters
Aarefjord, H.; Bjørge, A.; Kinze., C. C.; Lindstedt, I.
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…
Brief review of passive fishing gear and incidental catches of small cetaceans in Chinese waters
Zhou, K.; Wang, X.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1994)
A total of 139 types of passive fishing gear are used in Chinese marine fisheries. Finless porpoises, false killer whales, bottlenose dolphins and common dolphins are known to be caught…
A global review of porpoise (Cetacea: Phocoenidae) mortality in gillnets
Jefferson, Thomas A.; Curry, Barbara E.
Biological Conservation (1994)
A global review of mortality of porpoises in gillnet fisheries indicates that individuals of all six species become entangled and die in gillnets. Harbor porpoises Phocoena phocoena are taken throughout…
Estimates of incidental marine mammal bycatch in California gillnet fisheries for July through December, 1990
Lennert, C.; Kruse, S.; Beeson, M.; Barlow, J.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1994)
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…
Incidental catches of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River Estuary, Quebec, Canada
Fontaine, P.-M.; Barrette, C.; Hammill, M. O.; Kingsley, M. C. S.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1994)
Incidental catches of harbour porpoise by commercial fisheries in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada were examined. Two questionnaires, one in 1989 and one in 1990, were sent…
The potential for reducing entanglement of dolphins and porpoises with acoustic modifications to gillnets
Dawson, S. M.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1994)
To reduce incidental catch of cetaceans in gillnets, two forms of acoustic modifications are reviewed here; one to make gillnets more reflective to cetacean sonar, and another using active sound…
Post-ban small cetacean takes off Peru: A review
Van Waerebeek, K.; Reyes, J. C.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1994)
Information on small cetacean mortality in Peruvian fisheries is reviewed for the 1990-1993 period, i.e. after the national ban on cetacean exploitation. Most ports along the Peruvian coast were sampled…