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…
A review of methods for defining population structure in the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
Lockyer, Christina
NAMMCOSP (2003)
Wide-ranging methods that have been used to determine population structure, including distribution, life history, biology, ecological factors such as diet and contaminant loads, morphology and genetics, are reviewed. The importance…
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the north Atlantic: Abundance, removals, and sustainability of removals
Stenson, G.B.
NAMMCOSP (2003)
The status of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) populations in the North Atlantic has raised numerous concerns. Although a number of factors that may be adversely affecting harbour porpoise populations have…
Multiple insights into the reproductive function of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): An ongoing study
Desportes, Geneviève; Kristensen, Jakob H; Benham, Deborah; Wilson, Sandie; Jepsen, Trine; Korsgaard, Bodil; Siebert, Ursula; Driver, Jörg; Amundin, Mats; Hansen, Kirstin; Shephard, Gwyneth
NAMMCOSP (2003)
The harbour porpoises kept at the Fjord & Bælt since April 1997 offer a unique opportunity to gain a better understanding of the reproductive function in harbour porpoises, especially in…
Diet of harbor porpoises in the Kattegat and Skagerrak seas: Accounting for individual variation and sample size
Borjesson, Patrik; Berggren, Per; Ganning, Bjorn
Marine Mammal Sci (2003)
Stomach contents of 112 bycaught harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) collected between 1989 and 1996 in the Kattegat and Skagerrak seas were analyzed to describe diet composition and estimate prey size,…
Bycatch as a potential threat to harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Polish Baltic waters
Skóra, Krzysztof E; Kuklik, Iwona
NAMMCOSP (2003)
Sixty-two verified reports obtained in the years 1990-1999 on the bycatch, strandings and sightings of harbour porpoises in the Polish Baltic were analysed in this study. In relative terms the…
Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the North Atlantic: Biological parameters
Lockyer, Christina
NAMMCOSP (2003)
Biological parameters for harbour porpoises are reviewed throughout their range in the North Atlantic. Most information is based on studies of a combination of directed catches, bycatches and strandings. All…
Monitoring growth and energy utilisation of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in human care
Lockyer, Christina; Desportes, Geneviève; Hansen, Kirstin; Labberté, Sabrina; Siebert, Ursula
NAMMCOSP (2003)
Two harbour porpoises of an estimated age of 1-2 years were held in captivity from April 1997 and were still alive in April 2002, after rescue from pound nets set…
Analysis of seasonal changes in reproductive organs from Icelandic harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
Halldórsson, Sverrir Daníel; Víkingsson, Gísli Arnór
NAMMCOSP (2003)
In this study, we analyse some aspects of the macro- and microscopical appearance of gonads of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from Icelandic coastal waters. Sampling of animals bycaught in gillnets…
The diet of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the northeast Atlantic
Santos, M.B.; Pierce, G.J.
Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review (2003)
The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is probably the most abundant small cetacean in the northeast Atlantic and as such is an important top predator. It is also one of the…