Cetaceans interact with trawls to an undetermined extent. A preliminary review of global
data indicates that individuals of 25 cetacean species (two mysticete, 23 odontocete) have …

A recent rise in the reporting of diseases in marine organisms has raised concerns that
ocean health is deteriorating. The goal of this study was to determine whether or not there …

Organochlorine (OC) pesticides and the more persistent polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
have well-established dose-dependent toxicities to birds, fish and mammals in experimental …

To investigate possible relationships between polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) exposure and
infectious disease mortality in harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in United Kingdom …

This study describes the pathologic findings and most probable causes of death (CD) of 224
cetaceans stranded along the coastline of the Canary Islands (Spain) over a 7-year period …

Between 1991 and 1996, necropsies were performed on 445 harbour porpoises (Phocoena
phocoena), in various states of preservation, stranded on German coasts or accidentally …

Between 1999 and 2005, 233 stranded cetaceans (comprising 19 species) were reported in
the waters of the Canary Islands. Of these, 138/233 (59.2%) were subjected to a complete or …

The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is probably the most abundant small cetacean
in the northeast Atlantic and as such is an important top predator. It is also one of the most …

Interactions between cetaceans and fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea are probably as old
as the first human attempts to catch fish with a net. Countless leports and artefacts from the …

Harbour porpoises are under pressure from increasing human activities. This includes the
detonation of ammunition that was dumped in large amounts into the sea during and after …