Stomach contents of harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena (L.), from the Bay of Fundy

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Recchia, Cheri A., Read, Andrew J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1989
• Subjects: Hake; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua; Phocoena phocoena
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z89-304; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z89-304

We examined contents from stomachs of 127 harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) caught in groundfish gill nets in the western Bay of Fundy during June to September, 1985–1987. Relative importance of prey species was assessed using both numerical and caloric measures. Atlantic herring (Clupea harengu...