Marine Policy (2009)
Harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena are protected under the Habitats and Species Directive (92/43/EEC) and listed as a priority species in the City and County of Swansea's Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP).…
The use of an air bubble curtain to reduce the received sound levels for harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
Lucke, Klaus; Lepper, Paul A.; Blanchet, Marie-Anne; Siebert, Ursula
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (2011)
In December 2005 construction work was started to replace a harbor wall in Kerteminde harbor, Denmark. A total of 175 wooden piles were piled into the ground at the waters…
The ambient noise in the environment of Sousa plumbea and Neophocaena phocaenoides (Cetacea) with special reference to the sounds of Johnius belangerii (Pisces, Sciaenidae)
Pilleri, G.; Kraus, C.; Gihr, M.
Investigations on Cetacea (1982)
In the Piti Mouth, a typical biotope of Sousa plumbea and Neophocaena phocaenoides in the Indus delta, the sounds produced by Johnius belangerii (Boro) and the rather weaker crustacean sounds…
Characterisation of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) habitat in German waters
Gilles, A.
Doctoral Thesis - Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (2008)
The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is an important top predator and as such an indicator species for its environment. Before the beginning of the 21st century, little data existed on…
To ping or not to ping: The use of active acoustic devices in mitigating interactions between small cetaceans and gillnet fisheries
Dawson, S. M.; Northridge, S.; Waples, D.; Read, A. J.
Endangered Species Research (2013)
Active sound emitters (‘pingers’) are used in several gillnet fisheries to reduce bycatch of small cetaceans, and/or to reduce depredation by dolphins. Here, we review studies conducted to determine how…
Multidisciplinary investigation of stranded harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Washington State with an assessment of acoustic trauma as a contributory factor (2 May–2 June 2003)
Norman, S. A.; Raverty, S.; McLellan, B.; Pabst, A.; Ketten, D.; Fleetwood, M.; Gaydos, J. K.; Norberg, B.; Barre, L.; Cox, T.; Hanson, B.; Jeffries, S.
NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWR-34 (2004)
Observations of altered behavior of marine mammals in the area of mid-range sonar use by the naval vessel USS SHOUP in the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca and Haro…
Pile driving playback sounds and temporary threshold shift in harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): Effect of exposure duration
Kastelein, Ronald A.; Helder-Hoek, Lean; Covi, Jennifer; Gransier, Robin
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (2016)
High intensity underwater sounds may cause temporary hearing threshold shifts (TTSs) in harbor porpoises, the magnitude of which may depend on the exposure duration. After exposure to playbacks of pile…
Effect of construction-related activities and vessel traffic on marine mammals
Culloch, R. M.; Anderwald, P.; Brandecker, A.; Haberlin, D.; McGovern, B.; Pinfield, R.; Visser, F.; Jessopp, M.; Cronin, M.
Marine Ecology Progress Series (2016)
During the construction of a gas pipeline from an offshore gas field in northwest Ireland, a year-round shore-based marine mammal monitoring programme was undertaken. Using 6 yr of data, generalised…
Riding the tide: Use of a moving tidal-stream habitat by harbour porpoises
Benjamins, S.; Dale, A.; van Geel, N.; Wilson, B.
Marine Ecology Progress Series (2016)
Tidal-stream habitats present periodically fast-flowing, turbulent conditions. Evidence suggests that these conditions benefit top predators such as harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena, presumably allowing them to optimise exploitation of prey resources.…
Summary of current knowledge of harbour porpoises in US and Canadian Atlantic waters
Palka, D. L.; Read, A. J.; Westgate, A. J.; Johnston, D. W.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1996)
This paper summarises current knowledge of the three populations of harbour porpoises in US and Canadian Atlantic waters. During the summer, the populations are centred in the Gulf of Maine/Bay…