Marine Biology (2017)
Populations of bottlenose dolphin and harbour porpoise inhabit Cardigan Bay, which was designated a Special Area of Conservation (SAC), with bottlenose dolphin listed as a primary feature for its conservation…
Cetacean distribution in the southern Black Sea: An acoustic approach
Saydam, Gülce
Master's Thesis - Middle East Technical University (2015)
Large numbers of small cetaceans (common dolphin, harbor porpoises and bottlenose dolphins) were hunted in the Black Sea until the hunting of cetaceans was banned in Turkey in 1983. Even…
The status and distribution of cetaceans in the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
Reeves, R.; Notarbartolo di Sciara, G.
(2006)
(...) The Black Sea harbour porpoise, P. p. relicta, qualifies for listing as Endangered (EN) based on criteria A1d and A4c,d,e. The basis for inferences and suspicions leading to that…
Estimated bycatch of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in two coastal gillnet fisheries in Norway, 2006–2008. Mitigation and implications for conservation
Bjørge, Arne; Skern-Mauritzen, Mette; Rossman, Marjorie C.
Biological Conservation (2013)
Using data collected during 2006–2008 from a monitored segment (18 vessels) of the Norwegian coastal fleet (vessels
The stranding anomaly as population indicator: The case of harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena in north-western Europe
Peltier, Helene; Baagøe, Hans J.; Camphuysen, Kees C. J.; Czeck, Richard; Dabin, Willy; Daniel, Pierre; Deaville, Rob; Haelters, Jan; Jauniaux, Thierry; Jensen, Lasse F.; Jepson, Paul D.; Keijl, Guido O.; Siebert, Ursula; Van Canneyt, Olivier; Ridoux, Vincent
PLoS ONE (2013)
Ecological indicators for monitoring strategies are expected to combine three major characteristics: ecological significance, statistical credibility, and cost-effectiveness. Strategies based on stranding networks rank highly in cost-effectiveness, but their ecological…
Passive acoustic methods for fine-scale tracking of harbour porpoises in tidal rapids
Macaulay, Jamie; Gordon, Jonathan; Gillespie, Douglas; Malinka, Chloë; Northridge, Simon
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (2017)
The growing interest in generating electrical power from tidal currents using tidal turbine generators raises a number of environmental concerns, including the risk that marine mammals might be injured or…
Long-term effectiveness of pingers on a small population of finless porpoises in Japan
Amano, M.; Kusumoto, M.; Abe, M.; Akamatsu, T.
Endangered Species Research (2017)
Finless porpoises Neophocaena spp. are under pressure from various anthropogenic impacts due to their coastal habitat. Net fishery bycatch is considered a major risk for the populations around Japan, and…
The effects of marine traffic on the behaviour of Black Sea harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena relicta) within the Istanbul Strait, Turkey
Akkaya Bas, Aylin; Christiansen, Fredrik; Öztürk, Ayaka Amaha; Öztürk, Bayram; McIntosh, Caley
PLOS ONE (2017)
Marine traffic is threatening cetaceans on a local and global scale. The Istanbul Strait is one of the busiest waterways, with up to 2,500 vessels present daily. This is the…
Strandings, bycatches and injuries of aquatic mammals in China, 2000–2006, as reviewed from official documents: A compelling argument for a nationwide strandings programme
Wang, Yamin; Li, Wei; Van Waerebeek, Koen
Marine Policy (2015)
In the present study, the species composition, geographical and seasonal patterns of strandings, bycatches and injuries of aquatic mammals reported in Chinese mainland waters, from 2000 to 2006, were analyzed…
ASCOBANS Recovery Plan for Baltic Harbour Porpoises – Jastarnia Plan (2016 Revision)
(2016)
This is the ASCOBANS species action plan for what is called Baltic harbour porpoise population primarily inhabiting the Baltic Proper. The population’s abundance has recently been estimated at only 497…