Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (2003)
A ship-based line transect survey was conducted in the Great Belt, Denmark, from 7-20 April 1994, covering an area of 705 linear kilometres. A total of 497 sightings were collected…
Considering other consumers: Fisheries, predators, and Atlantic herring in the Gulf of Maine
Read, A. J.; Brownstein, C. R.
Conservation Ecology (2003)
After decades of overexploitation and severe depletion, Atlantic herring stocks in waters of the northeastern United States have recovered. Fishery managers now consider the herring resource to be underexploited. Nevertheless,…
Growth of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in eastern Newfoundland, Canada
Richardson, S F; Stenson, G B; Hood, C
NAMMCOSP (2003)
Although the stock relationships among harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the Northwest Atlantic are unknown, it has been postulated that there are 4 local populations: Bay of Fundy/Gulf of Maine,…
Current knowledge of the cetacean fauna of the Greek Seas
Frantzis, A.; Alexiadou, P.; Paximadis, G.; Politi, E.; Gannier, A.; Corsini-Foka, M.
Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (2003)
From 1991-2002 data on the presence and distribution of cetaceans in the Greek Seas have been systematically collated in a database (821 sightings and 715 strandings). Data originated from dedicated…
Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the North Atlantic: Distribution and genetic population structure
Andersen, Liselotte Wesley
NAMMCOSP (2003)
The known geographical distribution (based on ship surveys, aerial surveys, incidental sightings, stranding and bycatch data) and the population genetic structure obtained from mitochondria DNA and nuclear DNA (isozymes and…
The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the North Atlantic: Variability in habitat use, trophic ecology and contaminant exposure
Bjørge, Arne
NAMMCOSP (2003)
Harbour porpoises inhabit coastal waters, in habitats that are characterized by high diversity and complexity in terms of their bathymetry, substrate, fish communities and point sources of contaminants. The complexity…
Source of Aegean Sea harbour porpoises
Rosel, P. E.; Frantzis, A.; Lockyer, C.; Komnenou, A.
Marine Ecology Progress Series (2003)
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…
An experimental study of postmortem ocular fluid and core temperature analysis in incidentally captured harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
Hood, C; Daoust, P-Y; Lien, J; Richter, C
NAMMCOSP (2003)
Determination of elapsed time since death in small cetaceans can be important to our understanding of the nature of their interactions with fishing operations. This pilot study was conducted to…
Habitat characteristics of the shelf distribution of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the waters around the Faroe Islands during summer
Skov, Henrik; Durinck, Jan; Bloch, Dorete
NAMMCOSP (2003)
Observations from a large number of seabird line-transect surveys conducted in Faroese waters are used to derive some general conclusions regarding the distribution of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the…
Geographical, and seasonal variation in the diet of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Icelandic coastal waters
Víkingsson, Gísli A; Ólafsdóttir, Droplaug; Sigurjónsson, Jóhann
NAMMCOSP (2003)
The stomach contents of 1,047 harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) bycaught in gillnets off Iceland were analysed. Most of the samples were obtained southwest (SW) and southeast (SE) of Iceland and…