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Searching in P. phocoena. 722 entries found.
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Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena L.) by-catch in set gillnets in the Celtic Sea

Tregenza, N.J.C.; Berrow, S. D.; Hammond, P. S.; Leaper, R.
ICES Journal of Marine Science (1997)

A programme to assess the cetacean by-catch in the Irish and UK set gillnet fisheries in the Celtic Sea was conducted from August 1992 to March 1994 using volunteer observers.…

  • bycatch
  • conservation
  • dolphin

Harbor porpoise bycatch estimates in the US New England multispecies sink gillnet fishery: 1994 and 1995

Bisack, K. D.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1997)

This report provides harbor porpoise bycatch estimates for 1994 and 1995. The analysis required adjusting for changes in data collection methods that went into effect in June 1994, in which…

  • bycatch
  • comparison
  • conservation

Blubber thickness in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)

Kastelein, R. A.; van der Sijs, S. J.; Staal, C.; Nieuwstraten, S. H.
The Biology of the Harbour Porpoise (1997)

The blubber thicknesses of 5 male and one female harbour porpoises were measured ultrasonically in 9 positions on the body over various periods of time. Most animals were immature and…

  • bycatch
  • captivity
  • comparison
  • feeding
  • growth
  • physiology
  • rehabilitation
  • stranding

Population structure of harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena in the seas around the UK and adjacent waters

Walton, M. J.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (1997)

The population structure of harbour porpoises from British and adjacent waters was studied by examining variability in a 200 bp (base pair) section of the control region of mitochondrial DNA…

  • genetics
  • population structure

Composition of the incidental kill of cetaceans in two California gillnet fisheries: 1990-1995

Chivers, S. J.; Robertson, K. M.; Henshaw, M. D.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1997)

In July 1990, an observer program was established to collect data on the bycatch of the drift and set gillnet fisheries operating off the coast of California. These data are…

  • bottlenose dolphin
  • bycatch
  • dolphin
  • whale

Megatestes: Anatomical evidence for sperm competition in the harbor porpoise

Fontaine, P. M.; Barrette, C.
Mammalia (1997)

We collected testes from 62 male harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) incidentally caught in gillnets of commercial fisheries in the Gulf of St-Lawrence, in June-July- August. In adults (≥4 years), both…

  • bycatch
  • physiology
  • reproduction

A review of harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, in Irish waters

Rogan, E.; Berrow, S. D.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1996)

This paper reviews and summarises published and unpublished information on harbour porpoises in Irish waters and presents results of recent research. Harbour porpoises have been recorded from all Irish coasts…

  • abundance
  • bioaccumulation
  • bycatch
  • coloration
  • comparison
  • disease
  • distribution
  • feeding
  • leucism
  • life history
  • parasites
  • pollutants
  • stranding

Geographical variation in metric skull characters among proposed subpopulations and stocks of harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, in the western north Atlantic

Gao, Anli; Gaskin, D. E.
Marine Mammal Science (1996)

A total of 433 skulls of harbor porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, were examined to evaluate geographical variation within the western North Atlantic, using analysis of covariance and discriminant analysis based on…

  • morphology
  • population structure
  • skeleton

Status of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in Danish waters

Teilmann, J.; Lowry, N.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1996)

Harbour porpoises are widely distributed in the seas around Denmark. Total abundance in Danish waters is estimated as approximately 100,000 animals. Population density varies considerably by area. There are probably…

  • abundance
  • behaviour
  • bioaccumulation
  • bycatch
  • capture
  • disease
  • distribution
  • feeding
  • noise
  • pollutants
  • population structure
  • predation
  • reproduction

Seasonal distribution of harbour porpoises in US Atlantic waters

Northridge, S.
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…

  • bycatch
  • distribution
  • population structure

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