Marine Mammal Sci (2002)
We describe an experiment conducted to assess the impact of the sound generated by an acoustic harassment device (AHD) on the relative abundance and distribution of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)…
An unusually large aggregation of Burmeister’s porpoise Phocoena spinipinnis off Peru, with a review of sightings from the eastern south Pacific
Van Waerebeek, Koen; Santillán, Luis; Reyes, Julio C.
Noticiario Mensual - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (2002)
A highly unusual sighting is described of a group of ca. 150 Burmeister’s porpoises near Isla Guañape Sur (08°28’04”S, 78°58’16.7”W) off the north-central Peruvian coast, in September 2001. The fishermen…
Surface and dive times of finless porpoises in Hong Kong’s coastal waters
Beasley, I.; Jefferson, T. A.;
The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology (2002)
We studied the surface and dive times of finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) in Hong Kong from three land-based survey sites in winter/spring 2000, to allow the estimation of the trackline…
Will harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) habituate to pingers?
Cox, T. M.; Read, A. J.; Solow, A.; Tregenza, N.
Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (2001)
Large bycatches of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) occur in gillnet fisheries throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Several mitigation measures, including acoustic deterrent devices or ‘pingers’, have been used in efforts to…
Serological evidence of Brucella species infection in odontocetes from the south Pacific and the Mediterranean
Van Bressem, M.-F.; Van Waerebeek, K.; Raga, J. A.; Godfroid, J.; Brew, S. D.; MacMillan, A. P.
Veterinary Record (2001)
Sera from 58 odontocetes taken in fisheries off Peru in 1993 to 1995 and from 24-cetaceans stranded along the Spanish coast of the Mediterranean in 1997 to 1999 were tested…
The effects of acoustic alarms on the behavior of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in a floating pen
Kastelein, R. A.; Rippe, H. T.; Vaughan, N.; Schooneman, N. M.; Verboom, W. C.; De Haan, D.
Marine Mammal Sci (2000)
In an attempt to test the effectiveness of sounds in deterring harbor porpoises from nets and reducing porpoise bycatch in gill net fisheries, two harbor porpoises, kept in a large…
Diving behavior and swimming speed of a free-ranging harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena
Otani, Seiji; Naito, Yasuhiko; Kato, Akiko; Kawamura, Akito
Marine Mammal Sci (2000)
(...) Our understanding of cetacean diving behavior has recently increased (Westgate et al. 1995, Heide-Jorgensen and Dietz 1995, Davis et al. 1996). However, there are few reports which measured swim…
Radio tracking finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides): Preliminary evaluation of a potential technique, with cautions
Würsig, B.; Wang, D.; Zhang, X.
Biology and Conservation of Freshwater Cetaceans in Asia (2000)
Three finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) from the Yangtze River were fitted with cotton cloth vests and small radio transmitters. They were tracked for 2.6, 11.0, and 14.6 days in the…
Finless porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides (G. Cuvier, 1829)
Kasuya, T.
Handbook of Marine Mammals (1999)
Abstract currently unavailable
Harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758)
Read, A. J.
Handbook of Marine Mammals (1999)
Abstract currently unavailable