A peer-reviewed journal publishing original scientific research on the conservation and management of whales, dolphins and porpoises around the world. 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47536/jcrm.v12i1

Published: 2012-01-01

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Contents Editorial

Articles

Rate of increase and current abundance of humpback whales in West Greenland

M. P. Heide-Jørgensen, K. L. Laidre, R. G. Hansen, M. L. Burt , M. Simon , D. L. Borchers , J. Hansen, K. Harding , M. Rasmussen, R. Dietz, J. Teilmann

1-14

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Population status of the eastern North Pacific stock of gray whales in 2009

Andre E. Punt, Paul R. Wade

15-28

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Southern Hemisphere Breeding Stock D humpback whale population estimates from North West Cape, Western Australia

Chandro Salgado Kent, Curt Jenner , Micheline Jenner, Philippe Bouchet, Eric Rexstad

29-38

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Quantifying spatial characteristics of the Bowhead Whale Aerial Survey Project (BWASP) survey design

Megan C. Ferguson

39-44

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Cetacean distribution and relative abundance in Colombia’s Pacific EEZ from survey cruises and platforms of opportunity

Daniel M. Palacios, Julio C. Herrera, Tim Gerrodette, Carolina Garcia, German A. Soler , Isabel C. Avila , Sandra Bessudo, Elizabeth Hernandez, Fernando Trujillo, Lilian Forez-Gonzalez, Iain Kerr

45-60

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Observations of killer whales off East Antarctica, 82°-95°E, in 2009

Paula A. Olson, Paul Ensor, Sanna Kuningas

61-64

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Winter sighting of a known western North Atlantic right whale in the Azores

Monica A. Silva , Lisa Steiner , Irma Cascao, Maria Joao Cruz, Rui Prieto, Tim Cole, Philip K. Hamilton, Mark Baumgartner

65-69

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Genetic diversity and population structure of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from Ecuador based on mitochondrial DNA analyses

Fernando Felix, Susana Caballero, Carlos Olavarria

71-77

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A new classification method to simplify blue whale photo-identification technique

D. Gendron, A. Ugalde De La Cruz

79-84

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An investigation of acoustic deterrent devices to reduce cetacean bycatch in an inshore set net fishery

Tom Hardy, Ruth Williams, Richard Caslake, Nick Tregenza

85-90

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Detecting changes in the distribution of calling bowhead whales exposed to fluctuating anthropogenic sounds

Trent L. McDonald, W. John Richardson, Charles R. Greene Jr., Susanna B. Blackwell, Christopher S. Nations, Ryan M. Nielson, Bill Streever

91-106

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Genetic structure of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) inhabiting adjacent South Florida estuaries – Biscayne Bay and Florida Bay

Jenny A. Litz, Colin R. Hughes, Lance P. Garrison, Lynne A. Fieber , Patricia E. Rosel

107-117

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Collisions of sailing vessels with cetaceans worldwide: First insights into a seemingly growing problem

Fabian Ritter

119-127

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Whale catches from 19th century shore stations in Western Australia

Martin Gibbs

129-135

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Euthanasia of beached humpback whales using explosives

Douglas K. Coughran, Ian Stiles , Peter R. Mawson

137-144

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