Porpoises after dark: Seasonal and diel patterns in Pacific harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena vomerina) aggregations at one of North America’s fastest growing ports

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Karina Dracott, Chloe V. Robinson, Alice Brown-Dussault, Caitlin Birdsall, Lance Barrett-Lennard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: passive acoustic monitoring (PAM); Pacific harbour porpoise; vessel disturbance; echolocation behaviour; Port of Prince Rupert; GAM (generalized additive model); Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Pacific; Rupert; Gam; Prince Rupert; Harbour porpoise; Phocoena phocoena
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1010095; https://doaj.org/article/9d7d480b372d4ef4aacb507eef4291db

Pacific Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena vomerina) occupy a large range throughout coastal waters of British Columbia. Despite their wide distribution, they remain largely data-deficient regarding abundance and population trends, and as such are listed as Special Concern under the Species At Risk...