Whales and Dolpins

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” [...]

Frie and Lindström’s paper is titled: “Exploring the effects of methodological choices on the estimation and biological interpretation of life history parameters for harbour porpoises [...]

The paper “Stuck in a corner: Anthropogenic noise threatens narwhals in their once pristine Arctic habitat” by Outi Tervo (Greenland Institute of Natural Resources) and co-authored by NAMMCO [...]

The paper “Prolonged baleen hormone cycles suggest atypical reproductive endocrinology of female bowhead whales” by Nadine Lysiak (Suffolk University, USA) and co-authored by NAMMCO Scientific [...]

What is grey, white and pale yellow, likes aerial displays and travels in large groups? Common dolphins! We are happy to announce a brand new species page about one of the most abundant cetaceans [...]

We are happy to announce the publication of a new paper published in Volume 12 of the NAMMCO Scientific Publications series – Marine Mammals in the North Atlantic. The paper, On the availability [...]

The NAMMCO Scientific Committee Working Group on Harbour Porpoise (HPWG) held its 3rd meeting at the University of Oslo (Norway) the 7-10 of November 2022, under the chairmanship of Bjarni [...]

Researchers aim to develop a better understanding of the relationship between predators at the top of the food chain across the North Atlantic as very little is known so far. As part of an [...]

It is our pleasure to announce the publication of a new article published in Volume 12 of the NAMMCO Scientific Publications series – Marine Mammals in the North Atlantic. The article Recent [...]

A new paper by Evgeny A. Podolskiy and Scientific Committee member Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen was recently published in PLOS Computational Biology exhibiting a new approach to analyse data of [...]