Call to make Dublin Bay a sanctuary.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  September 17, 2008 ;     261 words ......protect the population of harbour porpoises, it was claimed yesterday...IWDG), which carried out harbour porpoise surveys off the Irish...Conservation (SAC) for harbour porpoises, he said. Roaringwater...already designated for harbour porpoises. However, ...

A whale of a discovery.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  April 6, 2001 ;   Hunter, Don;   352 words ......clicking noises emitted by the harbour porpoise in the Blackwater Estuary near...British estuaries in the 1940s, harbour porpoise numbers have dropped sharply...there and gather more data.' The harbour porpoise is a type of toothed whale related...1997 study, 60 per cent of the ...

Perception of Low-Frequency Acoustic Signals by a Harbour Porpoise...

Aquatic Mammals;  January 1, 2007 ;   Lucke, Klaus; Lepper, Paul A; Hoeve, Bert; Everaarts, Eligius; Et al;   787 words ......conducted on a harbour porpoise (Phocoena...Key Words: harbour porpoise, Phocoena...Introduction The harbour porpoise (Phocoena...nature. Since harbour porpoises were shown...distribution of harbour porpoises. To date...sensitivity of the harbour ...

Look at what I found when I went fishing! Anglers amazed as rare porpoise...

South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);  August 2, 2008 ;     581 words ......Andrew Dagnell ARARE harbour porpoise has been found washed...However, sightings of harbour porpoises are known to be rare...confirmed the animal was a harbour porpoise, and said more and more...four reported each year. Harbour porpoises are often being spotted...aware ...

ASCOBANS recovery plan for harbour porpoises in the Baltic Sea (Jastarnia...

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy;  January 1, 2003 ;     787 words ...1. THE PROBLEM The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is...dolphins and porpoises), the harbour porpoise has experienced major declines...their recovery. Catches of harbour porpoises in salmon drift nets and...The need for a Baltic harbour porpoise recovery plan has ...

Efficiency of Fluorescent Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reactions (PCRs) for...

Aquatic Mammals;  July 1, 2006 ;   Fontaine, Michaël C; Galan, Maxim; Bouquegneau, Jean-Marie; Michaux, Johan R;   787 words ......polymorphic microsatellite loci previously used in harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) studies with only four...genetic studies. Key Words: Phocoena phocoena, harbour porpoise, cetacean, microsatellites, multiplex-PCR, population genetics Introduction Harbour porpoise (Phocoena ...

International Fund for Animal Welfare Applauds European Parliament's...

U.S. Newswire;  February 18, 2004 ;     516 words ......year about 10,000 harbour porpoises are killed in EU...vulnerable is the harbour porpoise population in the...and confirmed that harbour porpoises in the Baltic are...to breathe, the harbour porpoise suffocates to death...towards protecting harbour ...

Second harbour porpoise found dead.(News)(Obituary)

South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);  August 6, 2008 ;     67 words ...A SECOND harbour porpoise has been found dead in South Wales, experts have revealed...fisherman found a dead porpoise washed up on a beach in Cardiff. Harbour porpoises are rarely seen in the area. They are more common in waters...

Experts fear for the future of one of Britain's most elusive mammals

The Independent - London;  July 17, 2001 ;   Michael McCarthy Environment Editor;   787 words ......the smallest cousin of dolphins and whales, the harbour porpoise. A survey using underwater listening techniques...Anna Moscrop, the IFAW's research director, said: "Harbour porpoises are notoriously difficult to spot at sea in anything...been greater than anywhere else. Historically, ...

A SHORT LIFE FILLED WITH THREATS

The Scotsman;  March 27, 2007 ;   NO BYLINE;   112 words ...THE harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is one of six species of porpoise and is...76kg, while the male is smaller at approximately 1.6m and 61kg. Harbour porpoises live in the coastal waters of the North Atlantic and Pacific...

GIANTS OF THE SEA: Where to see whales in the UK

The Independent on Sunday;  January 29, 2006 ;     138 words ......white-beaked dolphins, as wel as harbour porpoises. MORAY FIRTH Home to the North Sea...great place to see minke whales, harbour porpoises, Risso's dolphins, common dolphins...Devon for bottlenose dolphins and harbour porpoises. ISLES OF SCILLY Bottlenose and common...

Harbour porpoises could be making a welcome comeback

Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  August 30, 2006 ;     294 words ......seeing a resurgence in the number of harbour porpoises that visit the region. During the...the fact that so many sightings of harbour porpoises were recorded, despite difficult...conditions, is very positive." She added: "Harbour porpoises used to be prolific in the region...

Harbour porpoises seen in Humber

Yorkshire Post;  April 21, 2006 ;     198 words ......Mark UNEXPECTEDLY high numbers of harbour porpoises have been spotted in the River Humber...attraction. A spokeswoman said: "Pods of harbour porpoises have come in on the high tide, where...source for the porpoises. Fully grown harbour porpoises are generally robust but small with...

The water gets warmer, sandeel numbers fall, porpoises die ... yet more...

The Scotsman;  January 10, 2007 ;   Frank Urquhart;   733 words ...HARBOUR porpoises are starving to death in the North...it had always been assumed that harbour porpoises and other cetaceans would simply...food. The percentage of stranded harbour porpoises on the North Sea coast of Scotland...of climate change we expected for harbour ...

Scientists go whalin' in English estuary.(News)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  March 26, 2001 ;     155 words ......Ifaw) suspect that a type of whale known as the harbour porpoise is living in the Blackwater Estuary, off Maldon...years there have been a number of strandings of the harbour porpoise as well as an increasing number of anecdotal sightings...Project officer Nicky Spurr added: Historically ...