By-Catches of Harbour Porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena ) in Salmon Driftnets at West Greenland in 1972

• Published in: Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
• Main Authors: Lear, W. H., Christensen, O.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1975
• Subjects: General Medicine; Greenland; greenlandic; Harbour porpoise; Phocoena phocoena
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f75-141; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f75-141

On the basis of the catch-per-unit-effort of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) by commercial vessels, an estimate was obtained of the number of porpoises killed by the non-Greenlandic vessels fishing for salmon at West Greenland. During 1972 the estimated kill was 1500. The distribution of porpoises based on catches by commercial and research vessels is also discussed.