Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Strip transect aerial surveys were conducted in the Skagerrak and Kattegat Seas for 8 days in June-August, and 2 days in October 1991. Nine sightings of harbour porpoises were recorded…
A review of factors involved in zonation in Odontocete teeth, and an investigation of the likely impact of environmental factors and major life events on harbour porpoise tooth structure
Lockyer, C.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Variation in zonation and Growth Layer Group (GLG) formation and underlying causes are reviewed. Five different types of anomaly were investigated in the teeth of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena): pulp…
Study of the cranial sinus nematode, Stenurus minor (Metastrongyloidea), in the harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena
Faulkner, J.
Master's Thesis - McGill University (1995)
Seventy-eight harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, (33 females, 45 males) were obtained from the summer (June-September) cod fishery incidental-by-catch in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and examined for the presence of…
An assessment of the status of the harbour porpoise in central California
Barlow, J.; Hanan, D.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in California are subject to incidental mortality in gillnet fisheries. The status of this population is uncertain. We review information on population structure and conclude that…
Procedures and techniques applied by NINA for cutting, staining, mounting and ageing porpoise teeth
Kvam, T.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Age determination of terrestrial mammals based on growth layers in the teeth has been a routine technique at NINA in Trondheim for many years. This paper describes how this well…
Exploitation of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Danish waters: A historical review
Kinze, C.C.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Historically harbour porpoises have been taken at six major catch sites in Danish waters. The most important site, in the northern Little Belt at Middelfart, was first mentioned in 1357…
Diving behaviour of harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena
Westgate, Andrew J.; Head, Andrew J.; Berggren, Per; Koopman, Heather N.; Gaskin, David E.
Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. (1995)
The diving behaviour of seven free-ranging harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) was examined using time–depth recorders. In total, 8167 individual dives were recorded over 254 h. The longest period of data collection…
Life in the fast lane: The life history of harbor porpoises from the gulf of Maine
Read, Andrew J.; Hohn, Aleta A.
Marine Mammal Sci (1995)
We describe the life history of harbor porpoises in the Gulf of Maine by examining 239 animals killed in gill net fisheries and comparing these findings with the results of…
A note on catches and exploitation of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena L. 1758) around the Faroe Islands
Larsen, B.H.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
This note provides information on harbour porpoises around the Faroe Islands based on interviews with islanders. The harbour porpoise hunt has never been of importance in the Faroe Islands although…
Occurrence, behavior and feeding habits of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) at Pajaro Dunes, Monterey Bay, California
Sekiguchi, K.
Aquatic Mammals (1995)
From September 1984 to November 1985, sightings of 1594 groups of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) were made from a high vantage point at Pajaro Dunes, Monterey Bay, California, in a…