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22104
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Document Number
SC/69B/HIM/12rev1
Full Title
Iberian harbour porpoise: an update
Author
Graham John Pierce, Marie Petituyot, Paula Gutierrez-Mu oz, Diego Fernandez, Ana Marcalo, Samantha Blakeman, Raquel Puig-Lozano, Alberto Hernandez Gonzalez, Nair Vilas, Fiona L. Read, Russell Leaper, Mark Simmonds, Eunice Pinn, Sarah Dolman
Authors Summary
Reports submitted to the IWC SC in 2020 and 2022 (Pierce et al, 2020, 2022, Read et al, 2020) highlighted the apparently precarious state of the Iberian porpoise due to high bycatch mortality. In the present report we provide an update with (mainly) recent information on the biology, ecology, threats and conservation status. The Committee noted that the level of bycatch of Iberian harbour porpoise is considered unsustainable and will consequently cause a population-level decline. In 2022 the Committee recommended immediate actions to effectively reduce, and where possible eliminate, bycatch of harbour porpoise throughout Iberian Peninsula waters./n /nInformation published since spring 2022 includes papers by Torres Pereira et al (2022, 2023) on aerial surveys in Portugal and bycatch mortality estimated from strandings, respectively. A review by Pierce et al (In Press) is due to be published later this year. Here we also present some unpublished material and information from this year?s forthcoming ICES WGMME report.
Publisher
IWC
Publication Year
2024
Abstract
Reports submitted to the IWC SC in 2020 and 2022 (Pierce et al, 2020, 2022, Read et al, 2020) highlighted the apparently precarious state of the Iberian porpoise due to high bycatch mortality. In the present report we provide an update with (mainly) recent information on the biology, ecology, threats and conservation status./r/n/r/nInformation published since spring 2022 includes papers by Torres Pereira et al (2022, 2023) on aerial surveys in Portugal and bycatch mortality estimated from strandings, respectively. A review by Pierce et al (In Press) is due to be published later this year. Here we also present some unpublished material and information from this year?s forthcoming ICES WGMME report.