Whales and Dolpins

A recent study by Haug and colleagues, titled “Trophic interactions between common minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and their prey during summer in the northern Barents Sea” [...]

A new review by Øien and colleagues, titled “Previous, current and future monitoring and management of common minke whales in Norway,” was published today in NAMMCO Scientific [...]

When whales, dolphins, or porpoises strand, it can provide critical information about ocean health, pollution, and disease. Reporting strandings helps scientists collect data on the causes, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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” [...]

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 [...]