PLoS ONE (2013)
An unprecedented 85 harbour porpoises stranded freshly dead along approximately 100 km of Danish coastline from 7–15 April, 2005. This total is considerably above the mean weekly stranding rate for…
The possible reasons for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) participating in non-predatory aggressive interactions with harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Cardigan Bay, Wales
Neale, Leonora
Honour's Thesis - University of Nottingham (2013)
Between 1991 and 2011, 137 harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) died as a result of attacks by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Cardigan Bay. The suggested reasons for these non-predatory aggressive…
Determining optimal pinger spacing for harbour porpoise bycatch mitigation
Larsen, F.; Krog, C.; Ritzau Eigaard, O.
Endangered Species Research (2013)
A trial was conducted in the Danish North Sea hake gillnet fishery in July to September 2006 to determine whether the spacing of the Aquatec AQUAmark100 pinger could be increased…
The stranding anomaly as population indicator: The case of harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena in North-Western Europe
Peltier, Helene; Baagøe, Hans J.; Camphuysen, Kees C. J.; Czeck, Richard; Dabin, Willy; Daniel, Pierre; Deaville, Rob; Haelters, Jan; Jauniaux, Thierry; Jensen, Lasse F.; Jepson, Paul D.; Keijl, Guido O.; Siebert, Ursula; Van Canneyt, Olivier; Ridoux, Vincent
PLoS ONE (2013)
Ecological indicators for monitoring strategies are expected to combine three major characteristics: ecological significance, statistical credibility and cost-effectiveness. Strategies based on stranding networks rank highly in cost-effectiveness, but their ecological…
The stranding anomaly as population indicator: The case of harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena in north-western Europe
Peltier, Helene; Baagøe, Hans J.; Camphuysen, Kees C. J.; Czeck, Richard; Dabin, Willy; Daniel, Pierre; Deaville, Rob; Haelters, Jan; Jauniaux, Thierry; Jensen, Lasse F.; Jepson, Paul D.; Keijl, Guido O.; Siebert, Ursula; Van Canneyt, Olivier; Ridoux, Vincent
PLoS ONE (2013)
Ecological indicators for monitoring strategies are expected to combine three major characteristics: ecological significance, statistical credibility, and cost-effectiveness. Strategies based on stranding networks rank highly in cost-effectiveness, but their ecological…
Effects of pile-driving on harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) at the first offshore wind farm in Germany
Dähne, Michael; Gilles, Anita; Lucke, Klaus; Peschko, Verena; Adler, Sven; Krügel, Kathrin; Sundermeyer, Janne; Siebert, Ursula
Environ. Res. Lett. (2013)
The first offshore wind farm 'alpha ventus' in the German North Sea was constructed north east of Borkum Reef Ground approximately 45 km north off the German coast in 2008…
Echolocation by the harbour porpoise: life in coastal waters
Miller, Lee A.; Wahlberg, Magnus
Frontiers in Physiology (2013)
The harbor porpoise is one of the smallest and most widely spread of all toothed whales. They are found abundantly in coastal waters all around the northern hemisphere. They are…
Brief behavioral response threshold levels of a harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) to five helicopter dipping sonar signals (1.33 to 1.43 kHz)
Kastelein, Ronald; Gransier, Robin; van den Hoogen, Marjan; Hoek, Lean
Aquatic Mammals (2013)
Helicopter Long Range Active Sonar (HELRAS) is deployed from navy helicopters to detect submarines. Its worldwide use by NATO navies is expected to increase due to the increasing need to…
Cetacean distribution and abundance in relation to oceanographic domains on the eastern Bering Sea shelf, June and July of 2002, 2008, and 2010
Friday, Nancy A.; Zerbini, Alexandre N.; Waite, Janice M.; Moore, Sue E.; Clapham, Phillip J.
Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography (2013)
As part of the Bering Sea Project, cetacean surveys were conducted to describe distribution and estimate abundance on the eastern Bering Sea shelf. Three marine mammal observers conducted visual surveys…
Morphology and variation in porpoise (Cetacea: Phocoenidae) cranial endocasts
Racicot, Rachel A.; Colbert, Matthew W.
The Anatomical Record (2013)
Evolution of endocranial anatomy in cetaceans is important from the perspective of echolocation ability, intelligence, social structure, and alternate pathways for circulation to the brain. Apart from the importance of…