I mostly work on fish, so it's a new experience working on such big animals,' says Alex. 'There were differences in the structure of the digestive tract and stomach between the seal and the porpoise: ...

The scientific name Phocoena is from the Latin word “porpoise” or “pig fish.” Sinus means “cavity,” a reference to the Gulf of California. Put together, Phocoena sinus is the “porpoise of the Gulf of ...

Dolphins, porpoises, and ‘whales’ are all Cetaceans. I recently learned that Cetacea comes from the Greek word, ketos (huge ...

Porpoises play an important role in keeping their environment healthy. They eat fish and other river creatures, which would otherwise increase in number and unbalance the local food chain. Equally, ...

These consultations specifically address Mexico’s USMCA obligations related to the protection of the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, the prevention of illegal fishing, and the trafficking of ...

TOBA, Mie Prefecture—The number of wild finless porpoises descending on Toba Port here seems to have increased this year, a boon for both a ferry operator and picture-taking passengers.

But fishing is proving deadly for harbour porpoises. When trapped in gillnets – a type of net that catches fish by trapping them through their gills – the porpoises suffocate and die. Bycatch ...

Scientific knowledge of the rarely seen spectacled porpoise is extremely limited. So the new addition to the Museum's research collections is set to offer a rare insight into the lives of these ...