Aquatic Mammals (1991)
This paper reports the population status of the endangered Chinese River dolphin - Lipotes vexillifer, the factors causing the population decline of Lipotes and protective measures adopted in recent years,…
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…
A questionnaire survey on the distribution of the finless porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides, in Japanese waters
Shirakihara, Kunio; Yoshida, Hideyoshi; Shirakihara, Miki; Takemura, Akira
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…
Growth and reproduction of three populations of finless porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides, in Chinese waters
Gao, Anli; Zhou, Kaiya
Aquatic Mammals (1993)
We have 189 specimens available for this work. One-hundred and sixty-seven specimens from the Yangtze, Yellow Sea and South China Sea populations were aged and used in studying the growth…
Investigations on the osteology and the functional morphology of the flipper of whales and dolphins (Cetacea)
Benke, H.
Investigations on Cetacea (1993)
Of the 79 recent species of cetaceans 51 have been examined relative to the osteology of the flipper and the scapula and, in addition to this, video-recordings of 13 different…
Age, growth, and reproduction of the finless porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides, in the coastal waters of western Kyushu, Japan
Shirakihara, Miki; Takemura, Akira; Shirakihara, Kunio
Marine Mammal Sci (1993)
In the coastal waters of western Kyushu, Japan, a total of 97 incidentally taken or stranded finless porpoises, Neophocaena phocaenoides, was collected for studying age, growth and reproduction. An additional…
A brief review of stock identity in small marine cetaceans in relation to assessment of driftnet mortality in the north Pacific
Perrin, W. F.; Brownell, R. L. Jr.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1994)
Dolphins of several species are killed incidentally in driftnet fisheries on the high seas in the North Pacific. Information on stock identity, necessary for assessment and management of the dolphin…
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…
Development, sexual dimorphism, and individual variation in the skeleton of the finless porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides, in the coastal waters of western Kyushu, Japan
Yoshida, Hideyoshi; Shirakihara, Miki; Takemura, Akira; Shirakihara, Kunio
Marine Mammal Sci (1994)
Development, sexual dimorphism, and individual variation were examined in the skeleton of the finless porpoise in the coastal waters of western Kyushu, Japan. Skulls ceased growing by 4 yr. Postcranial…
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…