Marine Mammal Science (2010)
A line-transect survey for the critically endangered vaquita, Phocoena sinus, was carried out in October–November 2008, in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico. Areas with deeper water were sampled visually…
Abundance of harbour porpoise and other cetaceans in the North Sea and adjacent waters
Hammond, P.S.; Berggren, P.; Benke, H.; Borchers, D.L.; Collet, A.; Heide-Jørgensen, M.P.; Heimlich, S.; Hiby, A.R.; Leopold, M.F.; Øien, N.
Journal of Applied Ecology (2002)
The status of small cetaceans in the North Sea and adjacent waters has been of concern for many years. Shipboard and aerial line transect surveys were conducted to provide accurate…
Vaquitas and gillnets: Mexico’s ultimate cetacean conservation challenge
Rojas-Bracho, L; Reeves, RR
Endangered Species Research (2013)
There is a high risk that incidental mortality (bycatch) in gillnets will lead to extinction of the vaquita Phocoena sinus, a small porpoise endemic to Mexico’s northern Gulf of California.…
Potential limits to anthropogenic mortality of small cetaceans in coastal waters of British Columbia
Williams, Rob; Hall, Anna; Winship, Arliss
Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. (2008)
Small cetaceans are by-caught in salmon gillnet fisheries in British Columbia (BC) waters. In Canada, there is currently no generic calculation to identify when management action is necessary to reduce…
Conservation of the vaquita Phocoena sinus
LORENZO ROJAS-BRACHO; RANDALL R. REEVES; ARMANDO JARAMILLO-LEGORRETA
Mammal Review (2006)
The vaquita Phocoena sinus is a small porpoise that is endemic to the northern Gulf of California, Mexico. It is the most critically endangered marine small cetacean in the world.…
Management Plan for the Pacific Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in Canada
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Species at Risk Act Management Plan Series (2009)
Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) are a small marine mammal reaching a length of about 2.2 m and weight of about 75 kg when fully grown, making them the smallest cetacean…