Preliminary Notes on the Occurrence and Exploitation of Smaller Cetacea in Greenland
Approximately 1000 common or harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) are taken annually, not including the by-catch in salmon driftnets. Catches of narwhal (Monodon monoceros) and beluga (white whale, Delphinapterus leucas) fluctuate in the low to middle hundreds annually. Estimates of the annual catc...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/f75-128 2023-12-17T10:27:40+01:00 Preliminary Notes on the Occurrence and Exploitation of Smaller Cetacea in Greenland Kapel, Finn O. 1975 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f75-128 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f75-128 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada volume 32, issue 7, page 1079-1082 ISSN 0015-296X General Medicine journal-article 1975 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/f75-128 2023-11-19T13:38:59Z Approximately 1000 common or harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) are taken annually, not including the by-catch in salmon driftnets. Catches of narwhal (Monodon monoceros) and beluga (white whale, Delphinapterus leucas) fluctuate in the low to middle hundreds annually. Estimates of the annual catches in the Thule district are 100 beluga and 300 narwhals. Sporadic catches of long-finned pilot whales (Globicephata melaena) seldom exceed 100 animals per annum. Catches of minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) have risen since the late 1950s, with approximately 200 or more per annum taken in West Grenland since the mid 1960s. An annotated bibliography of titles on smaller Cetacea in Greenland is given. Article in Journal/Newspaper Balaenoptera acutorostrata Beluga Beluga* Delphinapterus leucas Greenland minke whale Monodon monoceros narwhal* Phocoena phocoena Thule White whale Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Greenland Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 32 7 1079 1082 |
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Approximately 1000 common or harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) are taken annually, not including the by-catch in salmon driftnets. Catches of narwhal (Monodon monoceros) and beluga (white whale, Delphinapterus leucas) fluctuate in the low to middle hundreds annually. Estimates of the annual catches in the Thule district are 100 beluga and 300 narwhals. Sporadic catches of long-finned pilot whales (Globicephata melaena) seldom exceed 100 animals per annum. Catches of minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) have risen since the late 1950s, with approximately 200 or more per annum taken in West Grenland since the mid 1960s. An annotated bibliography of titles on smaller Cetacea in Greenland is given. |
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Preliminary Notes on the Occurrence and Exploitation of Smaller Cetacea in Greenland |
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Preliminary Notes on the Occurrence and Exploitation of Smaller Cetacea in Greenland |
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Preliminary Notes on the Occurrence and Exploitation of Smaller Cetacea in Greenland |
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Preliminary Notes on the Occurrence and Exploitation of Smaller Cetacea in Greenland |
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Preliminary Notes on the Occurrence and Exploitation of Smaller Cetacea in Greenland |
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preliminary notes on the occurrence and exploitation of smaller cetacea in greenland |
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Balaenoptera acutorostrata Beluga Beluga* Delphinapterus leucas Greenland minke whale Monodon monoceros narwhal* Phocoena phocoena Thule White whale |
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Balaenoptera acutorostrata Beluga Beluga* Delphinapterus leucas Greenland minke whale Monodon monoceros narwhal* Phocoena phocoena Thule White whale |
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Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada volume 32, issue 7, page 1079-1082 ISSN 0015-296X |
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