Fish-Hook Ingestion in Seals (Phoca vitulina and Halichoerus grypus): The Scale of the Problem and a Non-Invasive Method for Removing Fish-Hooks

Abstract: From 1975 to 2005, the Seal Rehabilitation and Research Cent

First Mass Stranding of Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) in the Gulf of California, Mexico

Abstract: We present the first report of a mass stranding of killer wh

An Annotated List of Extant Skeletal Material of Steller’s Sea Cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) (Sirenia: Dugongidae) from the Commander Islands

Abstract: A new survey has permitted us to ascertain that at least 27

Cranial Variation and Taxonomic Revision of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops spp.) from Japanese Waters

Abstract: We analyzed the skulls of 27 bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops s

Efficiency of Fluorescent Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reactions (PCRs) for Rapid Genotyping of Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) with 11 Microsatellite Loci

Abstract: We developed two multiplex sets (PPH1 and PPH2) to amplify 1

Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Predation on a Marine Fin Fish Farm: Some Underwater Observations

Abstract: This paper reports on the results of underwater observations