This is a peer-reviewed publication containing original scientific papers on the conservation and management of whales, dolphins and porpoises. The Journal is accompanied by an annual Supplement which contains the report of the IWC Scientific Committee meeting and intersessional workshops held during the relevant period. There are also a number of topic-based Special Issues.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47536/jcrm.v13i1

Published: 2013-01-01

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Contents Editorial

Articles

Growth and maturity of belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) in Cumberland Sound, Canada, and in captivity: evidence for two growth layer groups (GLGs) per year in teeth

P. Brodie, K. Ramirez, M. Haulena

1-18

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Long-term site fidelity and seasonal abundance estimates of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) along the southwest coast of Florida and responses to natural perturbations

Kim Bassos-Hull, Robin M. Perrtree, Christine C. Shepard, Stephanie Schilling, Aaron A. Barleycorn, Jason B. Allen, Brian C. Balmer, William E. Pine, Randall S. Wells

19-30

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Defining the appropriate ‘Unit-To-Conserve’ under the International Whaling Commission’s Revised Management Procedure

K. K. Martien, D. P. Gregovich, A. E. Punt

31-38

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Photo-identification rate and wide-scale movement of common minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the coastal waters of Faxaflói and Skjálfandi Bays, Iceland

C. G. Bertulli, M. H. Rasmussen, M. J. Tetley

39-45

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Abundance estimates of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) in Bahía San Antonio, Patagonia, Argentina

Els Vermeulen

47-51

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New insight into migration patterns of western North Pacific humpback whales between the Babuyan Islands, Philippines and the Commander Islands, Russia

J. N Silberg, J. M. V Acebes, A. M. Burdin, E. G. Mamaev, K. C. Dolan, C. A. Layusa, E. Q. Aca

53-57

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Soviet catches of whales in the North Pacific: revised totals

Y. V. Ivashenko, P. J. Clapham, R. L. Brownell Jr.

59-71

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Trends in collisions between vessels and North Pacific humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hawaiian waters (1975–2011)

M. O. Lammers, A. A. Pack, E. G. Lyman, L. Espiritu

73-80

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Testing the Gray Whale Strike Limit Algorithm (SLA): allowing environmental variability to influence population dynamics

John R. Brandon, Andre E. Punt

81-88

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