Report of the International Whaling Commission (1996)
The seasonal distribution of harbour porpoises in US Atlantic waters is explored by examining aerial sightings made by the CeTAP survey between 1978 and 1988. Sightings rates were very low…
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…
Notes on the small cetaceans off the coasts of France
Duguy, R.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1977)
(...) Strandings of cetaceans on the coasts of France have been the object of systematic study, published in the form of annual reports, only since 1971. From that date until…
Estimates of incidental marine mammal bycatch in California gillnet fisheries for July through December, 1990
Lennert, C.; Kruse, S.; Beeson, M.; Barlow, J.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1994)
Data are reported on marine mammal mortality collected from California's gillnet fisheries for California halibut and Pacific angel shark (set net) and swordfish and pelagic sharks (driftnet) during the first…
Estimates of harbour porpoise bycatch in the Gulf of Maine sink gillnet fishery, 1990-1993
Bravington, M. V.; Bisack, K. D.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1996)
Our estimates of total harbour porpoise bycatch in the Gulf of Maine sink gillnet fishery for 1990 to 1993, with 95% confidence intervals in brackets, are 2,900 [1,500-5 ,500], 2,000…
A note on cetacean bycatches in German waters
Benke, H.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1994)
This note summarises available information on bycatches of harbour porpoises in German waters since 1987. Most information is for the cod set net fishery in Schleswig-Holstein. More recently, information on…
Harbor porpoise interactions with a chinook salmon set-net fishery in Washington State
Gearin, P. J.; Melin, S. R.; DeLong, R. L.; Kajimura, H.; Johnson, M. A.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1994)
A cooperative study based on an agreement between the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Makah Indian Tribe was conducted during 1988-90 to assess the nature and magnitude of harbor…
The harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena (L.): Regional populations, status, and information on direct and indirect catches
Gaskin, D. E.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1984)
The distribution of the harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena (L.). is re-examined using a compilation of all available recent information. Three isolated major populations of this species exist: in the North…
Incidental catches of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Danish waters, 1986-89
Kinze, C. C.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1994)
Incidental catches of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) were studied for the years 1986-89 by means of a salvage programme, an interview survey and a small scale reporting scheme. Data were…
Incidental take of the Dall’s porpoise and the harbor porpoise by Japanese salmon driftnet fisheries in the western north Pacific
Jones, L. L.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1984)
Since 1978, the annual incidental take of Dall's porpoises by the Japanese salmon land-based and mothership fisheries has been reported to the International North Pacific Fisheries Commission by the Japan…