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Contaminant analyses of harbor porpoises

open access: yes, 2021
Altogether, 22 porpoises were analyzed for organochlorines (PCBs DDTs, HCHs, HCB), PBDEs, HBCDD and CPs in blubber, and 23 porpoises for PFAS and OTCs in liver, and metals and Se in muscle and liver, and SI (d13C and d15N) in muscle. The animals were divided into four groups: animals originating from the North Sea Population area (juveniles and adults)
openaire   +1 more source

Predicting the population‐level impact of mitigating harbor porpoise bycatch with pingers and time‐area fishing closures

open access: yesEcosphere, 2017
Unintentional mortality of higher trophic‐level species in commercial fisheries (bycatch) represents a major conservation concern as it may influence the long‐term persistence of populations.
Floris M. vanBeest   +4 more
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Harbor porpoise losing its edge: Genetic time series suggests a rapid population decline in Iberian waters over the last 30 years. [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol, 2023
Ben Chehida Y   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Regular Presence of Harbor Porpoises in the Northern Alborán Sea

open access: yesMarine Mammal Science
ABSTRACTThe harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the Atlantic waters of Spain and Portugal are a genetically differentiated population from the rest of the North Atlantic. They are rarely seen on the southern Atlantic coast of Spain and are thought to be extinct in the Mediterranean Sea, with scattered sightings and strandings recorded along the ...
Blakeman, Samantha   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Occurrence of 80 per and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in muscle and liver tissues of marine mammals of the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf, Quebec, Canada

open access: yesFrontiers in Environmental Chemistry
Limited data are available for the occurrence of more recent per and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in marine mammals, especially from the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf.
Nejumal Kannankeril Khalid   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Twelve years of acoustic monitoring reveal rising spring–autumn harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) detection rates in the Pomeranian Bay (Baltic Sea), a transition zone between populations of concern

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science
IntroductionWe analyzed long-term trends (2010–2021) in harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) acoustic detections in the Pomeranian Bay (Baltic Sea) and adjacent waters east of Rügen, a transition zone between the Belt Sea and Baltic Proper populations ...
Armin Rose   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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