Marine Mammal Sci (1993)
In the coastal waters of western Kyushu, Japan, a total of 97 incidentally taken or stranded finless porpoises, Neophocaena phocaenoides, was collected for studying age, growth and reproduction. An additional…
Experiences with harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, in captivity: Mortality, autopsy findings and influence of the captive environment
Anderson, S. H.
Aquatic Mammals (1978)
This paper gives a survey of the fate of 67 harbour porpoises collected alive from Danish waters and kept in captivity for bioacoustical and physiological investigations. Even if the harbour…
Population biology and incidental mortality of the vaquita, Phocoena sinus
Vidal, O.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
This paper reviews available information on the population biology and incidental mortality of the vaquita, Phocoena sinus. A re-examination of previous records and the collection of new records reveals that…
Life history data, organochlorine pollutants and parasites from eight Burmeister’s porpoises, Phocoena spinipinnis, caught in northern Argentine waters
Corcuera, Javier; Monzon, Florencia; Aguilar, Alex; Borrell, Asuncion; Raga, J. Antonio
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1995)
Eight fresh specimens of Burmeister's porpoise caught in gillnets in the Necochea area (Buenos Aires Province) were studied for external morphometrics, age, basic reproductive data, organochlorine pollutant levels and parasites.…
Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the North Atlantic: Biological parameters
Lockyer, Christina
NAMMCOSP (2003)
Biological parameters for harbour porpoises are reviewed throughout their range in the North Atlantic. Most information is based on studies of a combination of directed catches, bycatches and strandings. All…
Life history of the vaquita, Phocoena sinus (Phocoenidae, Cetacea)
Hohn, A. A.; Read, A. J.; Fernandez, S.; Vidal, O.; Findley, L. T.
Journal of Zoology (1996)
The vaquita, Phocoena sinus, is the most endangered marine cetacean primarily due to incidental mortality in fishing nets. We examined a sample of 56 vaquitas to study the life history…
Age, growth, and reproductive patterns of Dall’s porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) in the central north Pacific ocean
Ferrero, Richard C.; Walker, William A.
Marine Mammal Sci (1999)
Life history parameters were estimated for Dall's porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli, from biological specimens collected in the western Aleutian Islands, during 1981–1987. Of 2,033 males and 3,566 females examined, reproductive data…
Life in the fast lane: The life history of harbor porpoises from the gulf of Maine
Read, Andrew J.; Hohn, Aleta A.
Marine Mammal Sci (1995)
We describe the life history of harbor porpoises in the Gulf of Maine by examining 239 animals killed in gill net fisheries and comparing these findings with the results of…