Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) of Skjálfandi Bay : size, gender and diet

• Main Author: Koponen, Mila
• Other Authors: Turun ammattikorkeakoulu
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Turun ammattikorkeakoulu 2013
• Subjects: pyöriäiset; turska; valaat; Islanti; pyöriäinen; villakuore; Skjálfandin lahti; fi=Luonnonvara- ja ympäristöala|sv=Bioekonomi och Miljöbranschen|en=Natural Resources and Environment|; Kala- ja ympäristötalouden koulutusohjelma; Lahti; Skjálfandi; Turska; atlantic cod; baleen whales; Gadus morhua; Húsavík; Iceland; Phocoena phocoena; toothed whales
• Online Access: http://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/63356

This thesis was written to acquire more information about the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena L.) of Skjálfandi Bay and of whole Iceland. Not much is known about the harbour porpoises in Iceland because it is very challenging to study them in the wild due to their small size and shy behavior. T...