Biological Conservation (1988)
Several species of small cetaceans are captured by fishermen in Peruvian coastal waters and used for human consumption. A large directed fishery exists for one species, the dusky dolphin Lagenorhynchus…
Exploitation of small cetaceans off Argentina 1979-1986
Goodall, R. N. P.; Galeazzi, A. R.; Lichter, A. A.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1988)
Types of fisheries and exploitation of small cetaceans in Argentinian waters are reviewed. During the study period, live-captures included five specimens of Cephalorhynchus commersonii for Germany, while eight of Tursiops…
A porpoise, Australophocaena dioptrica, previously identified as Phocoena spinipinnis, from Heard Island
Brownell, Robert L.; Heyning, John E.; Perrin, William F.
Marine Mammal Sci (1989)
(...) Guiler, Burton and Gales (1987) reported a cranium (Tasmanian Museum No. A1411) they identified as belonging to Burmeister’s porpoise, Phocoena spinipinnis (Burmeister, 1865) from Heard Island (53°S 73°30’E). They…
Catch of small cetaceans at Pucusana Port, central Peru, during 1987
Van Waerebeek, Koen; Reyes, Julio C.
Biological Conservation (1990)
The small cetacean catch by artisanal fishermen in Peru was the subject of a IUCN/UNEP project in 1985–1986. In a follow-up study during 1987 we monitored the port of Pucusana,…
Stenurus australis n. sp. (Nematoda: Pseudaliidae) de Phocoena spinipinnis (Burmeister, 1865) (Cetacea: Phocoenidae) de Peru
Sarmiento, L. B.; Tantaleán, M. V.
Publicaciones del Museo de Historia Natural - Serie A Zoologia (1991)
Stenurus australis n. sp. (Nematoda: Pseudaliidae) found in the nasal and cranial sinuses of Phocoena spinipinnis (Burmeister, 1865) is described. The hosts were obtained at the Chimbote, Ancash (09°04'S-78°35'W) and…
Gastrointestinal helminths of the cetaceans Phocoena spinipinnis (Burmeister, 1865) and Cephalorhynchus eutropia (Gray, 1846) from the southern coast of Chile
Torres, Patricio; Oporto, Jorge A.; Brieva, Lila M.; Escare, Leopoldo
Journal of Wildlife Diseases (1992)
Gastrointestinal helminths of the cetaceans Cephalorhynchus eutropia and Phocoena spinipinnis accidentally entangled in gill-nets off the coast of Queule, Chile, were identified from 1989 to 1990. Pseudoterranova sp., Polymorphus (Polymorphus)…
Evidence of Poxvirus in dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) and Burmeister’s porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) from coastal Peru
Van Bressem, Marie-Françoise; Van Waerebeek, Koen; Reyes, Julio C.; Dekegel, Daniel; Pastoret, Paul-Pierre
Journal of Wildlife Diseases (1993)
In 1990, 74 dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) and 10 Burmeister's porpoises (Phocoena spinipinnis) were examined for the presence of hyperpigmented marks and pinhole lesions on the skin (tattoo lesions) at…
Interactions between marine mammals and the coastal fisheries of Necochea and Claromecó (Buenos Aires Province, Argentina)
Corcuera, J.; Monzon, F.; Crespo, E. A.; Aguilar, A.; Raga, J. A.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1994)
Coastal and pelagic fishing activities in the area of Necochea harbour, where high mortality of franciscanas (Pontoporia blainvillei) in gillnets had been previously reported, and at Claromeco, a small gillnet…
Interactions between small cetaceans and Peruvian fisheries in 1988/89 and analysis of trends
Van Waerebeek, K.; Reyes, J. C.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1994)
In 1988 and 1989 we monitored the fish terminal of Pucusana, central Peru, for 259 and 233 days respectively, and observed 1,613 and 1,292 small cetaceans landed. The estimated total…
Post-ban small cetacean takes off Peru: A review
Van Waerebeek, K.; Reyes, J. C.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1994)
Information on small cetacean mortality in Peruvian fisheries is reviewed for the 1990-1993 period, i.e. after the national ban on cetacean exploitation. Most ports along the Peruvian coast were sampled…