Mammal Study (2003)
We carried out an aerial survey to estimate the abundance of finless porpoises Neophocaena phocaenoides off the Pacific coast of eastern Japan between Sendai Bay (38°23’N) and the mouth of…
Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the North Atlantic: Distribution and genetic population structure
Andersen, Liselotte Wesley
NAMMCOSP (2003)
The known geographical distribution (based on ship surveys, aerial surveys, incidental sightings, stranding and bycatch data) and the population genetic structure obtained from mitochondria DNA and nuclear DNA (isozymes and…
Current knowledge of the cetacean fauna of the Greek Seas
Frantzis, A.; Alexiadou, P.; Paximadis, G.; Politi, E.; Gannier, A.; Corsini-Foka, M.
Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (2003)
From 1991-2002 data on the presence and distribution of cetaceans in the Greek Seas have been systematically collated in a database (821 sightings and 715 strandings). Data originated from dedicated…
Summer distribution of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea
Scheidat, M.; Kock, K.-H.; Siebert, U.
Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (2004)
Current plans to utilise German offshore waters as sites for windmill parks as well as ongoing investigation of potential areas to implement Natura 2000 have led to an increased research…
Review of small cetaceans: Distribution, behaviour, migration and threats
Culik, Boris
(2004)
This report summarises the available knowledge on odontocete (toothed whale) distribution, behaviour, migration and threats and was compiled for the Bonn Secretariat of CMS.
The distribution and relative abundance of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena L.) in the southern outer Moray Firth, NE Scotland
Whaley, A. R.
Honour's Thesis - University of London (2004)
Throughout its range, the distribution of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena L.) has contracted significantly in the last century, particularly in the North Sea. Reasons for this decline have been…
Seasonal abundance, distribution, and prey species of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in southern Vancouver island waters
Hall, A.
Master's Thesis - University of British Columbia (2004)
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) occur year round in the waters of southern British Columbia, but little is known about their seasonal abundance, habitat use and food habits. A systematic vessel-based…
Relative abundance of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from acoustic and visual surveys of the Baltic Sea and adjacent waters during 2001 and 2002
Gillespie, D.; Berggren, P.; Brown, S.; Kuklik, I.; Lacey, C.; Lewis, T.; Matthews, J.; McLanaghan, R.; Moscrop, A.; Tregenza, N.
Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (2005)
Boat-based acoustic and visual surveys for harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) were conducted during the summers of 2001 and 2002 in order to investigate their distribution and relative abundance in the…
Oceanographic conditions off coastal South America in relation to the distribution of Burmeister’s porpoise, Phocoena spinipinnis
Molina-Schiller, D.; Rosales, S. A.; Freitas, T. R. O.
Lat. Am. J. Aquat. Mamm. (2005)
Historical data (1965-2000) of temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen (0 and 50m) were analyzed to understand the seasonal variability of the oceanographic conditions associated to the distribution of P. spinipinnis…
Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): Investigation of density, distribution patterns, habitat use and acoustics in the German North and Baltic Seas
Siebert, Ursula; Benke, Harald; Dehnhardt, Guido; Gilles, Anita; Hanke, Wolf; Honnef, Christopher G; Lucke, Klaus; Ludwig, Stefan; Scheidat, Meike; Verfuß, Ursula K
Offshore Wind Energy (2005)
The harbour, or common, porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is the smallest cetacean inhabiting temperate to cold waters throughout the northern hemisphere. Due to its occurrence mainly but not exclusively in coastal…