A note on the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the coastal waters of Spain
lnformation on the harbour porpoise in Spanish waters was collected and reviewed, giving an updated list of observations (strandings, incidental catches and sightings) for the period 1 978-94. The species was recorded throughout the period studied, although the number of stranded animals varied from...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/321389 2024-02-11T10:04:32+01:00 A note on the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the coastal waters of Spain Lens, Santiago Aberdeen (Scotland. UK) Atlantic Ocean Central Atlantic Eastern Central Atlantic Bay of Biscay 1997 http://hdl.handle.net/10508/8763 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/321389 en eng Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo 48th International Whaling Commission Annual Meeting. (29/05/1995 - 02/06/1995. Aberdeen (United Kingdom)). 1997. SC/47/SM6 http://hdl.handle.net/10508/8763 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/321389 20566 open Harbour porpoise Medio Marino Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo Distribution Strandings Incidental catches working paper 1997 ftcsic 2024-01-16T11:46:27Z lnformation on the harbour porpoise in Spanish waters was collected and reviewed, giving an updated list of observations (strandings, incidental catches and sightings) for the period 1 978-94. The species was recorded throughout the period studied, although the number of stranded animals varied from year to year, appearing year round but most frequently in March. At present the species is absent from the western Mediterranean, although there are indications of its sporadic presence in the area of the Gibraltar Straits and at sorne points of the north African coast. Recent data from the Canary and Azores Islands may indica te a retraction of the area of distribution of the species from this part of the Atlantic. Harbour porpoises still seem to be relatively abundan! on the west coast of Spain judging from the incidence of strandings and by observations made at sea. A regression in the area of distribution of the species in the Bay of Biscay may also have taken place. Report Harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) |
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lnformation on the harbour porpoise in Spanish waters was collected and reviewed, giving an updated list of observations (strandings, incidental catches and sightings) for the period 1 978-94. The species was recorded throughout the period studied, although the number of stranded animals varied from year to year, appearing year round but most frequently in March. At present the species is absent from the western Mediterranean, although there are indications of its sporadic presence in the area of the Gibraltar Straits and at sorne points of the north African coast. Recent data from the Canary and Azores Islands may indica te a retraction of the area of distribution of the species from this part of the Atlantic. Harbour porpoises still seem to be relatively abundan! on the west coast of Spain judging from the incidence of strandings and by observations made at sea. A regression in the area of distribution of the species in the Bay of Biscay may also have taken place. |
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A note on the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the coastal waters of Spain |
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A note on the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the coastal waters of Spain |
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A note on the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the coastal waters of Spain |
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A note on the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the coastal waters of Spain |
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A note on the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the coastal waters of Spain |
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note on the harbour porpoise (phocoena phocoena) in the coastal waters of spain |
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Harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena |
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Harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena |
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Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo 48th International Whaling Commission Annual Meeting. (29/05/1995 - 02/06/1995. Aberdeen (United Kingdom)). 1997. SC/47/SM6 http://hdl.handle.net/10508/8763 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/321389 20566 |
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