Marine Mammal Sci (1992)
(...) The finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) shows a decidedly inshore distribution pattern (Kasuya and Kureha 1979), occurring in coastal waters frequented by fishermen. Its lack of a beak and a…
The elusive harbour porpoise exposed: Strip transect counts off southwestern Ireland
Leopold, M. F.; Wolf, P. A.; Van Der Meer, J.
Netherlands Journal of Sea Research (1992)
Harbour Porpoises Phocoena phocoena were counted along a 270-km-long transect around southwestern Ireland on 17 July 1989, a day with exceptionally favourable weather conditions. A total of 251 porpoises were…
Segregative migration of Dall’s porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) in the Sea of Japan and Sea of Okhotsk
Amano, Masao; Kuramochi, Toshiaki
Marine Mammal Sci (1992)
Dall's porpoises from the Sea of Japan population taken by a dolphin fishery vessel were examined. Estimated body lengths at sexual maturity were similar to those for the truei-type population…
An unusual aggregation of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
Hoek, Wyb
Marine Mammal Sci (1992)
(...) The harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is found in coastal temperate and subarctic waters of the Northern Hemisphere (Gaskin et al. 1974). Although the species’ biology has been well documented…
Facial anatomy and potential function of facial structures for sound production in the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) and Dall’s porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)
Curry, Barbara E.
Can. J. Zool. (1992)
Structural modifications of the odontocete skull and nasal passages have shifted the position of the facial bones and associated soft anatomy to the dorsal aspect of the head. The facial…
Records of the finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) in the waters adjacent to Kanmon Pass, Japan
Shirakihara, Miki; Shirakihara, Kunio; Takemura, Akira
Marine Mammal Sci (1992)
(...) The finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) is found in the Inland Sea of Japan (Kasuya and Kureha 1979), but has not previously been confirmed to occur in the southwestern part…
Skin disease in wild cetaceans from British waters
Baker, J.R.
Aquatic Mammals (1992)
Eighty-one dead cetaceans of a variety of species and from British waters were examined for evidence of skin disease and 69% were found to be affected. The most common conditions…
Foreign bodies in the stomach of a female Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) from the North Sea
Kastelein, R. A.; Lavaleije, M. S. S.
Aquatic Mammals (1992)
The medical treatment of a 4-year-old female Harbour porpoise which was stranded on the Dutch coast is described. The animal was emaciated on arrival at Harderwijk, and survived for 3…
Gastrointestinal helminths of the cetaceans Phocoena spinipinnis (Burmeister, 1865) and Cephalorhynchus eutropia (Gray, 1846) from the southern coast of Chile
Torres, Patricio; Oporto, Jorge A.; Brieva, Lila M.; Escare, Leopoldo
Journal of Wildlife Diseases (1992)
Gastrointestinal helminths of the cetaceans Cephalorhynchus eutropia and Phocoena spinipinnis accidentally entangled in gill-nets off the coast of Queule, Chile, were identified from 1989 to 1990. Pseudoterranova sp., Polymorphus (Polymorphus)…
Examination of Japanese statistics for the Dall’s porpoise hand harpoon fishery
Kasuya, T.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1992)
In response to a request from the IWC Scientific Committee, this paper investigates the disagreement between two sets of Japanese statistics for the Dall's porpoise fishery, with particular reference to…