Summer Abundance of Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Coastal Waters of Iceland and the Faroe Islands

Summer Abundance of Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Coastal Waters of Iceland and the Faroe Islands

This study presents the first fully corrected abundance estimates for the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) for Iceland and the Faroe Islands. In both regions reliable estimates are needed to assess the impact of by-catch and other threats to harbour porpoises. Aerial surveys with harbour porpois...

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Main Authors: Anita Gilles, Thorvaldur Gunnlaugsson, Bjarni Mikkelsen, Daniel G. Pike, Gísli A. Víkingsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2020-08-01
Series:NAMMCO Scientific Publications
Subjects:
harbour porpoise
abundance estimate
Iceland
Faroe Islands
aerial survey
distance sampling
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/4939

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