[HTML][HTML] Ship noise causes tagged harbour porpoises to change direction or dive deeper

CK Frankish, AM von Benda-Beckmann… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ship** is the most pervasive source of marine noise pollution globally, yet its impact on
sensitive fauna remains unclear. We tracked 10 harbour porpoises for 5–10 days to …

Out of sight, out of mind: how conservation is failing European porpoises

I Carlén, L Nunny, MP Simmonds - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The conservation of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) appears to be failing in
Europe. There are particular concerns about this species in the Baltic Proper, Black, and …

Baltic Sea genetic biodiversity: Current knowledge relating to conservation management

L Wennerström, E Jansson… - … Conservation: Marine and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Baltic Sea has a rare type of brackish water environment which harbours
unique genetic lineages of many species. The area is highly influenced by anthropogenic …

Basin-scale distribution of harbour porpoises in the Baltic Sea provides basis for effective conservation actions

I Carlén, L Thomas, J Carlström, M Amundin… - Biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge on spatial and seasonal distribution of species is crucial when
designing protected areas and implementing management actions. The Baltic Proper …

Spatially explicit analysis of genome-wide SNPs detects subtle population structure in a mobile marine mammal, the harbor porpoise

L Lah, D Trense, H Benke, P Berggren… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The population structure of the highly mobile marine mammal, the harbor porpoise
(Phocoena phocoena), in the Atlantic shelf waters follows a pattern of significant isolation-by …

Estimating the abundance of the critically endangered Baltic Proper harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) population using passive acoustic monitoring

M Amundin, J Carlström, L Thomas… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Knowing the abundance of a population is a crucial component to assess its conservation
status and develop effective conservation plans. For most cetaceans, abundance estimation …

[HTML][HTML] Health assessment of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from Baltic area of Denmark, Germany, Poland and Latvia

U Siebert, I Pawliczka, H Benke… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), the only resident cetacean species of the Baltic
Sea is formed of two subpopulations populations, occurring in the western Baltic, Belt Seas …

Oceanic movements, site fidelity and deep diving in harbour porpoises from Greenland show limited similarities to animals from the North Sea

NH Nielsen, J Teilmann, S Sveegaard… - Marine Ecology …, 2018 - int-res.com
Harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena are common in continental shelf areas of the North
Atlantic, but little information is available on their occurrence outside coastal areas. In this …

Diet composition and food consumption rate of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the western Baltic Sea

H Andreasen, SD Ross, U Siebert… - Marine Mammal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Stomach content composition and prey‐specific consumption rates of juvenile and adult
harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) were estimated from a data set including 339 …

Satellite tagging of Mediterranean fin whales: working towards the identification of critical habitats and the focussing of mitigation measures

S Panigada, GP Donovan, JN Druon, G Lauriano… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Mediterranean fin whales comprise a genetically distinct population, listed as Vulnerable
(VU) in the IUCN Red List. Collisions with vessels are believed to represent the main cause …