Endangered Species Research (2013)
Active sound emitters (‘pingers’) are used in several gillnet fisheries to reduce bycatch of small cetaceans, and/or to reduce depredation by dolphins. Here, we review studies conducted to determine how…
Epidemiological pattern of tattoo skin disease: A potential general health indicator for cetaceans
Van Bressem, M. F.; Van Waerebeek, K.; Aznar, F. J.; Raga, J. A.; Jepson, P. D.; Duignan, P.; Deaville, R.; Flach, L.; Viddi, F.; Baker, J. R.; Di Beneditto, A. P.; Echegaray, M.; Genov, T.; Reyes, J.; Felix, F.; Gaspar, R.; Ramos, R.; Peddemors, V.; Sanino, G. P.; Siebert, U.
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms (2009)
The presence of tattoo skin disease (TSD) was examined in 1392 free-ranging and dead odontocetes comprising 17 species from the Americas, Europe, South Africa, New Zealand and Greenland. We investigated…
Reversible bending of the dorsal fins of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) in captivity
Kastelein, Ronald A.; Triesscheijn, Rob J. V.; Jennings, Nancy
Aquatic Mammals (2016)
The dorsal fin of odontocetes has, among other roles, hydrodynamic and thermoregulatory functions. In captivity, the dorsal fin sometimes bends laterally. Bending of the dorsal fin was described in 13…
A suspected scavenging event by red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) on a live, stranded harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
Haelters, Jan; Everaarts, Eligius; Bunskoek, Paulien; Begeman, Lineke; Hinrichs, John W. J.; IJsseldijk, Lonneke L.
Aquatic Mammals (2016)
(...) At about 0900 h on 15 February 2014, a live harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) was found on the beach of Koksijde, Belgium. The stranding occurred on a sandy beach,…
Stenurus minor (Metastrongyloidea: Pseudaliidae) infections of the cranial sinuses of the harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena
Faulkner, Jacqueline; Measures, Lena N.; Whoriskey, Fred G.
Canadian Journal of Zoology (1998)
Seventy-eight harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena (33 females, 45 males), were obtained in summer (June-September) as incidental by-catch from the cod fishery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and examined for…
New approaches to studying the foraging ecology of small cetaceans
Read, Andrew J.
Developments in Marine Biology (1995)
Dolphins and porpoises spend the majority of their lives underwater, out of the view of human observers. Consequently, scientists have relied on indirect means to study the foraging ecology of…
Comparative morphology of porpoise (Cetacea: Phocoenidae) pterygoid sinuses: Phylogenetic and functional implications
Racicot, Rachel A.; Berta, Annalisa
Journal of Morphology (2012)
High-resolution X-ray computed tomographic scans were used to examine pterygoid sinus morphology within extant porpoise species and one delphinid (Tursiops truncatus), in order to consider: 1) intraspecific and interspecific variation…
Multidisciplinary investigation of stranded harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Washington State with an assessment of acoustic trauma as a contributory factor (2 May–2 June 2003)
Norman, S. A.; Raverty, S.; McLellan, B.; Pabst, A.; Ketten, D.; Fleetwood, M.; Gaydos, J. K.; Norberg, B.; Barre, L.; Cox, T.; Hanson, B.; Jeffries, S.
NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWR-34 (2004)
Observations of altered behavior of marine mammals in the area of mid-range sonar use by the naval vessel USS SHOUP in the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca and Haro…
Pile driving playback sounds and temporary threshold shift in harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): Effect of exposure duration
Kastelein, Ronald A.; Helder-Hoek, Lean; Covi, Jennifer; Gransier, Robin
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (2016)
High intensity underwater sounds may cause temporary hearing threshold shifts (TTSs) in harbor porpoises, the magnitude of which may depend on the exposure duration. After exposure to playbacks of pile…
Response to Kopps & Palsboll
van der Plas-Duivesteijn, Suzanne; Kraaijeveld, Ken
Journal of Sea Research (2016)
(...) Kopps and Palsboll conclude by implying that conservation research should somehow be held to higher standards of rigor than more basic academic endeavors, because it has ‘direct impact on…