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Porpoise Research Library

Searching in P. phocoena. 722 entries found.
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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

Skin surface temperature changes in a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) while on land

Kastelein, R. A.; Koene, P.; Nieuwstraten, S. H.; Labberté, S.
The Biology of the Harbour Porpoise (1997)

Surface temperatures were taken once every minute for 10 minutes in 10 places on the skin of a juvenile harbour porpoise with a radiation thermometer, immediately after the animal had…

  • physiology

Helminth parasites of the digestive tract of the harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena in Danish waters: A comparative geographical analysis

Herreras, MV; Kaarstad, SE; Balbuena, JA; Kinze, CC; Raga, JA
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms (1997)

Most studies of the helminth fauna of the harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena have focused on taxonomy, associated pathologies and surveys reporting prevalence and abundance of the parasite species. This study…

  • parasites

A preliminary evaluation of incidental mortality of small cetaceans in coastal fisheries in British Columbia, Canada

STACEY, PAM J.; DUFFUS, DAVID A.; BAIRD, ROBIN W.
Marine Mammal Sci (1997)

Abstract currently unavailable

  • bycatch
  • entanglement

A note on the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the coastal waters of Spain

Lens, S.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1997)

Information on the harbour porpoise in Spanish waters was collected and reviewed, giving an updated list of observations (strandings, incidental catches and sightings) for the period 1978-94 . The species…

  • bycatch
  • distribution
  • release
  • stranding

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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