Lutra (2011)
(...) Direct, undisturbed observations of interactions of mother and offspring in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the wild are extremely rare. Because harbour porpoises are seldom held and hardly breed…
Round table: Practical problems
Norris, K. S.; Dudok van Heel, W. H.; Ray, C.; Wood, F. G. Jr.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises [Proceedings] (1966)
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Acoustic signals of the pilot whale Globicephala melaena and of the porpoises Delphinus delphis and Phocoena phocoena
Busnel, R.-G.; Dziedzic, A.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises [Proceedings] (1966)
(...) Some of the observations mentioned in this paper have been made at sea, on board the oceanographic vessel Calypso, put at our disposal by a special committee of the…
Hong Kong’s Cetaceans: The biology, socioecology and behaviour of Sousa chinensis and Neophocaena phocaenoides
Parsons, E. C. M.
Doctoral Thesis - University of Hong Kong (1997)
From an intensive review of historical records and the examination of stranded cetaceans it was determined that 16 cetacean species have been reported from Hong Kong, including resident populations of…
The diel rhythms of biosonar behavior in the Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) in the port of the Yangtze River: The correlation between prey availability and boat traffic
Wang, Zhitao; Akamatsu, Tomonari; Wang, Kexiong; Wang, Ding
PLoS ONE (2014)
Information on the habitat use of the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) is critical for its conservation. The diel biosonar behavior of the porpoise in the port…
Effect of pingers on harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) bycatch in the US Northeast gillnet fishery
Palka, D. L.; Rossman, M. C.; VanAtten, A. S.; Orphanides, C. D.
Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (2008)
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) bycatch in the US Northeast gillnet fishery is managed under the Harbour Porpoise Take Reduction Plan (HPTRP), which was implemented on 1 January 1999. The HPTRP…
Behaviour and physiological effects of transmitter attachments on a captive harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
Geertsen, B. M.; Teilmann, J.; Kastelein, R. A.; Vlemmix, H. N. J.; Miller, L. A.
Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (2004)
A captive harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) was monitored for 80 consecutive days, 10 days before attachment of a satellite dive recorder and a VHF-radio tag, 30 days during attachment and…
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…
An environmental index for habitat utilization by female harbour porpoises with calves near Deer Island, Bay of Fundy
Smith, Gary J. D.; Gaskin, David E.
Ophelia (1983)
The Bay of Fundy is a known area of concentration of Phocoena phocoena during the summer months. In this study, 698 females with calves and 5 473 porpoises of other…
The diet of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the northeast Atlantic
Santos, M.B.; Pierce, G.J.
Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review (2003)
The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is probably the most abundant small cetacean in the northeast Atlantic and as such is an important top predator. It is also one of the…