Incidental captures (bycatch) remain a key global conservation threat for cetaceans. Bycatch
of harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena in set gillnets is routinely monitored in European …

Harbour porpoises are under pressure from increasing human activities. This includes the
detonation of ammunition that was dumped in large amounts into the sea during and after …

Reproductive failure in mammals due to exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) can
occur either through endocrine disrupting effects or via immunosuppression and increased …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Stomach content composition and prey‐specific consumption rates of juvenile and adult
harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) were estimated from a data set including 339 …

Managing animal units is essential in biological conservation and requires spatial and
temporal identification of such units. Since even neighbouring populations often have …

The management and conservation of biodiversity relies on information on both the
abundance of species and the potential impact of threats. Globally, one of the largest threats …

A temporal and geographical analysis of echolocation activity can give insights into the
behaviour of free-ranging harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena. Seasonal and diel …