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…
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…
At the meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee held in Dublin in May 1995, the special topic addressed by the sub-committee on small cetaceans was the North Atlantic harbour porpoise.…
This paper presents information on the distribution of harbour porpoise in Norwegian coastal and adjacent waters based on incidental sightings during the period 1964-1968, bycatches in the driftnet salmon fishery…
This paper examines trends in abundance and distribution of harbour porpoises in Swedish waters. Returns from questionnaires suggested a decline in number of sightings per year in all areas around…
Strip transect aerial surveys were conducted in the Skagerrak and Kattegat Seas for 8 days in June-August, and 2 days in October 1991. Nine sightings of harbour porpoises were recorded…
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History maintains a centralized database on marine mammal strandings that occur along the eastern United States coastline. Data from this stranding database plus additional…
This paper comprises sight records for nine species and morphometries, color descriptions, and miscellaneous notes on the food and parasites of seven species of small odontocetes observed from West Greenland…
The distribution of harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena in southern Europe and along the Atlantic African coast is poorly understood, with tentative assessments suggesting a discrete West African population with a…
Observations on the Finless Porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides, Humpback Dolphin, Sousa plumbea, and Dugong, Dugong dugon, in the Hara Protected Area, Khouran Straits, are presented. All are on the Red List…
A global review of mortality of porpoises in gillnet fisheries indicates that individuals of all six species become entangled and die in gillnets. Harbor porpoises Phocoena phocoena are taken throughout…