Frontiers in Marine Science (2023)
The only native cetacean in German waters, the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), is impacted by numerous pathological lesions in the respiratory tract mainly caused by parasites or bacteria. Although harbor…
Genome-wide analysis of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) indicates isolation-by-distance across the North Atlantic and potential local adaptation in adjacent waters
Autenrieth, Marijke; Havenstein, Katja; De Cahsan, Binia; Canitz, Julia; Benke, Harald; Roos, Anna; Pampoulie, Christophe; Sigurðsson, Guðjón Már; Siebert, Ursula; Olsen, Morten Tange; Biard, Vincent; Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter; Öztürk, Ayaka Amaha; Öztürk, Bayram; Lawson, John W.; Tiedemann, Ralph
Conservation Genetics (2023)
The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), a highly mobile cetacean species of the Northern Hemisphere, inhabits basins that vary broadly in salinity, temperature, and food availability; such variation can drive divergent…
Evolutionary history and seascape genomics of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) across environmental gradients in the North Atlantic and adjacent waters
Celemín, Enrique; Autenrieth, Marijke; Roos, Anna; Pawliczka, Iwona; Quintela, María; Lindstrøm, Ulf; Benke, Harald; Siebert, Ursula; Lockyer, Christina; Berggren, Per; Özturk, A. Amaha; Özturk, Bayram; Lesage, Véronique; Tiedemann, Ralph
Molecular Ecology Resources (2023)
The Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is a highly mobile cetacean species primarily occurring in coastal and shelf waters across the Northern hemisphere. It inhabits heterogeneous seascapes broadly varying in salinity…
Harbor porpoise losing its edge: Genetic time series suggests a rapid population decline in Iberian waters over the last 30 years
Ben Chehida, Yacine; Stelwagen, Tjibbe; Hoekendijk, Jeroen P. A.; Ferreira, Marisa; Eira, Catarina; Torres‐Pereira, Andreia; Nicolau, Lidia; Thumloup, Julie; Fontaine, Michael C.
Ecology and Evolution (2023)
Impact of climate change is expected to be especially noticeable at the edges of a species' distribution, where they meet suboptimal habitat conditions. In Mauritania and Iberia, two genetically differentiated…
Out of sight, out of mind: How conservation is failing European porpoises
Carlén, Ida; Nunny, Laetitia; Simmonds, Mark P.
Frontiers in Marine Science (2021)
The conservation of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) appears to be failing in Europe. There are particular concerns about this species in the Baltic Proper, Black, and Mediterranean Seas, as well…
Using passive acoustic monitoring to investigate the occurrence of cetaceans in a protected marine area in northwest Ireland
Todd, Nicole R. E.; Cronin, Michelle; Luck, Cian; Bennison, Ashley; Jessopp, Mark; Kavanagh, Ailbhe S.
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (2020)
Under the EU Habitats Directive, cetacean species must be maintained at favourable conservation status in European waters. Whether this is achieved via protected area designation, curtailment of activities such as…
High resolution three-dimensional beam radiation pattern of harbour porpoise clicks with implications for passive acoustic monitoring
Macaulay, Jamie D. J.; Malinka, Chloe E.; Gillespie, Douglas; Madsen, Peter T.
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (2020)
The source properties and radiation patterns of animal vocalisations define, along with propagation and noise conditions, the active space in which these vocalisations can be detected by conspecifics, predators, prey,…
Harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena vomerina) catching and handling large fish on the U.S. west coast
Elliser, Cindy R.; Hessing, Sanne; MacIver, Katrina H.; Webber, Marc A.; Keener, William
Aquatic Mammals (2020)
...This short note documents instances of prey handling and consumption of large fish species along the West Coast of the United States (U.S.), including the Salish Sea (inland waters of…
Evaluating management strategies for marine mammal populations: An example for multiple species and multiple fishing sectors in Iceland
Punt, André E; Siple, Margaret; Sigurðsson, Guðjón M.; Víkingsson, Gisli; Francis, Tessa B.; Granquist, Sandra Magdalena; Hammond, Philip S; Heinemann, Dennis; Long, Kristy J.; Moore, Jeffrey E.; Sepúlveda, Maritza; Reeves, Randall R.; Wade, Paul R.; Williams, Rob; Zerbini, Alexandre N.
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (2020)
A Management Strategy Evaluation is used to estimate success at achieving conservation goals for marine mammals while also aiming to minimize impacts on commercial fisheries. It is intended to improve…
Harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) reaction to a 3D seismic airgun survey in the North Sea
Sarnocińska, Joanna; Teilmann, Jonas; Balle, Jeppe Dalgaard; van Beest, Floris M.; Delefosse, Matthieu; Tougaard, Jakob
Frontiers in Marine Science (2020)
The most common cetacean in the North Sea is the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). Underwater noise is increasingly recognized as a source of impact on the marine environment and seismic…