iScience (2023)
The dive response allows marine mammals to perform prolonged breath-hold dives to access rich marine prey resources. Via dynamic adjustments of peripheral vasoconstriction and bradycardia, oxygen consumption can be tailored…
Acoustic ecology of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) between two U.S. offshore wind energy areas
Holdman, A. K.; Tregenza, N.; Van Parijs, S. M.; DeAngelis, A. I.
ICES Journal of Marine Science (2023)
Offshore wind energy is set to develop rapidly in waters off the east coast of the United States. There is considerable overlap between areas proposed for offshore wind development and…
Hardly seen, often heard: Acoustic presence of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in one of the most urbanised estuaries in the world
Rekdahl, Melinda L.; Trabue, Sarah G.; King-Nolan, Carissa D.; Strindberg, Samantha; Rosenbaum, Howard C.
Frontiers in Marine Science (2023)
The New York-New Jersey (NY-NJ) Harbour Estuary and surrounding waters support the largest port along the U.S. East Coast, commercial and recreational fishing, and a burgeoning offshore wind energy industry.…
Infection with Pythium flevoense in a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) as a novel cause of dermatitis in marine mammals
Veldhuis Kroeze, Edwin J. B.; van Elk, Cornelis E.; van de Bildt, Marco W. G.; van Run, Peter R. W. A.; Foster, Geoffrey; Abou-Chakra, Nissrine; Hare, Rasmus Krøger; Kuiken, Thijs
Veterinary Research (2023)
The oomycete Pythium flevoense was diagnosed as the cause of dermatitis in a young adult female harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) that had been trapped in a pound net in a…
Knowing the fishery to know the bycatch: Bias-corrected estimates of harbour porpoise bycatch in gillnet fisheries
Kindt-Larsen, Lotte; Glemarec, Gildas; Berg, Casper W.; Königson, Sara; Kroner, Anne-Mette; Søgaard, Mathias; Lusseau, David
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2023)
Incidental captures (bycatch) remain a key global conservation threat for cetaceans. Bycatch of harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena in set gillnets is routinely monitored in European Union fisheries, but generally relies…
Ship noise causes tagged harbour porpoises to change direction or dive deeper
Frankish, Caitlin K.; von Benda-Beckmann, Alexander M.; Teilmann, Jonas; Tougaard, Jakob; Dietz, Rune; Sveegaard, Signe; Binnerts, Bas; de Jong, Christ A. F.; Nabe-Nielsen, Jacob
Marine Pollution Bulletin (2023)
Shipping is the most pervasive source of marine noise pollution globally, yet its impact on sensitive fauna remains unclear. We tracked 10 harbour porpoises for 5–10 days to determine exposure…
Harbor porpoise aggregations in the Salish Sea
Anderson, Dave; Shuster, Laurie; Elliser, Cindy R.; MacIver, Katrina; Gless, Erin Johns; Krieger, Johannes; Hall, Anna
Oceans (2023)
Harbor porpoises are typically seen in small groups of 1–3 individuals, with aggregations of 20+ individuals treated as rare events. Since the 1990s, the harbor porpoise population in the Salish…
Seasonal abundance estimates of cetaceans in the southern Black Sea (Sinop), Türkiye
Özsandıkçı, Uğur; Özdemir, Süleyman
Marine Mammal Science (2023)
The availability of reliable information on the abundance and distribution of threatened species is fundamental to evaluating their conservation status and taking the necessary measures to implement effective management. The…
Diving on damage – The muscle transcriptome of parasitic infested harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) hints at oxidative stress but not hypoxia
Dönmez, Eda Merve; Siebert, Ursula; Fabrizius, Andrej
Frontiers in Marine Science (2023)
The only native cetacean in German waters, the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), is impacted by numerous pathological lesions in the respiratory tract mainly caused by parasites or bacteria. Although harbor…
Genome-wide analysis of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) indicates isolation-by-distance across the North Atlantic and potential local adaptation in adjacent waters
Autenrieth, Marijke; Havenstein, Katja; De Cahsan, Binia; Canitz, Julia; Benke, Harald; Roos, Anna; Pampoulie, Christophe; Sigurðsson, Guðjón Már; Siebert, Ursula; Olsen, Morten Tange; Biard, Vincent; Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter; Öztürk, Ayaka Amaha; Öztürk, Bayram; Lawson, John W.; Tiedemann, Ralph
Conservation Genetics (2023)
The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), a highly mobile cetacean species of the Northern Hemisphere, inhabits basins that vary broadly in salinity, temperature, and food availability; such variation can drive divergent…