23 Feb 2021
Action urged to prevent fishing gear deaths of porpoises, dolphins and whales ITV ‘More than a thousand porpoises, dolphins and whales die in fishing gear in UK waters each year, conservationists warned, as they called for action to end the “largely unseen suffering”. Campaigners are calling for the UK and devolved governments to meet their […]
26 Oct 2019
The following JNCC Reports have been published on the new JNCC website: JNCC Report No. 633: A calorific map of harbour porpoise prey in the North Sea JNCC Report No. 632: 1517S Cruise Report: Monitoring survey of North-east Faroe Shetland Channel NCMPA, Wyville-Thomson Ridge SAC & West Shetland Shelf NCMPA JNCC Report No. 630: 1218S […]
06 Aug 2019
Guardian: ‘There are fewer than 19 vaquita porpoises thought to be left, according to a study. In 2016, estimates of the vaquita population stood at just 30, but research published in Royal Society Open Science suggests the figure has fallen further. “Based on the uncertainty inherent in the models, the number could be as few as six,” […]
17 Oct 2016
According to a report published today, measures to cut down underwater noise could reduce the negative impact that offshore wind power development has on harbour porpoise populations in UK waters. The research, conducted by SMRU Consulting exclusively for WWF-UK, used noise reduction scenarios to identify the benefits of reducing noise by set amounts, against a baseline […]
03 Oct 2016
Good news from Scotland, countered by the European Commission’s decision to take UK to court (two articles). The foot dragging for over 20 years had to come to an end sometime. A NEW conservation area has been set up in waters off the west of Scotland to help protect harbour porpoise. A Special Area of […]