Publications and reports

A recent study by Vogel and colleagues, titled “Norwegian killer whale movements reflect their different prey types,” was published in Polar Research in March 2024. The research [...]

The Committee on Hunting Methods (CHM) met online on 8 October 2024 and the report is now publicly available. A draft procedure has been developed to improve hunters’ participation and [...]

A new study by Ruiz-Sagalés and colleagues, titled “Baleen stable isotopes reveal climate-driven behavioural shifts in North Atlantic fin whales”, was published in Science of the [...]

Volume 14 of the NAMMCO Scientific Publications series is open for your contributions! The focus of this volume is “Anthropogenic Impacts on Marine Mammals.” If your research explores [...]

A new study by Schiøtt and colleagues explores the dive patterns and prey selection of the ringed seal (Pusa hispida) in Kangia (Ilulissat Icefjord), Greenland. The study, titled “The diet [...]

The latest report of the Committee on Inspection and Observation (CIO) of NAMMCO has just been published. The report summarises the latest CIO meeting held online on the 26th of August 2024 and [...]

A study by Andvik et al., titled “Intercorrelations of Chlorinated Paraffins, Dechloranes, and Legacy Persistent Organic Pollutants in 10 Species of Marine Mammals from Norway, in Light of [...]

A new study by Pöyhönen and colleagues dives into the fine-scale distribution and seasonal presence of sperm whales at high latitudes. The study titled: “High Arctic “hotspots” for sperm whales [...]

Jossey and colleagues published a new study titled “Population structure and history of North Atlantic Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus musculus) inferred from whole genome sequence analysis” [...]

A new study by Podolskiy, Teilmann, and Heide-Jørgensen offers new insights into the complex diving behaviour of bowhead whales. The paper, entitled “Synchronization of Bowhead [...]