Whales, seals, fish and man, Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Biology of Marine Mammals in the North East Atlantic , 29 November-1 December 1994

Content: 
Preface
Pages v-vi
Arnoldus Schytte Blix, Lars Walløe, Øyvind Ulltang

Acknowledgements
Page vii

Sponsors
Page viii

Estimating the abundance of marine mammals: a North Atlantic perspective Original Research Article
Pages 3-12
P.S. Hammond

Effective search width in shipboard surveys of minke whales in the northeastern Atlantic: concepts and methods Original Research Article
Pages 13-25
Tore Schweder, Gro Hagen

Point clustering of minke whales in the northeastern Atlantic Original Research Article
Pages 27-33
Gro Hagen, Tore Schweder

Use of mark-recapture experiments to monitor seal populations subject to catching Original Research Article
Pages 35-45
Nils Øien, Torger Øritsland

Estimation of grey seal Halichoerus grypus pup production from one or more censuses Original Research Article
Pages 47-51
Svein-Hkon Lorentsen, Øyvind Bakke

Increased accuracy in the estimation of harp seal (Phoca groenlandica) abundance in whelping patches Original Research Article
Pages 53-59
V.I. Chernook, V.A. Potelov, N.V. Kuznetsov

Haul-out behaviour of the Norwegian harbour seal during summer Original Research Article
Pages 61-67
Randi Roen, Arne Bjørge

Influences on spatial patterns of Gulf of Maine harbor porpoises Original Research Article
Pages 69-75
Debra Palka

Aerial surveys of harp and hooded seal pups in the Greenland Sea pack-ice Original Research Article
Pages 77-87
Torger Øritsland, Nils Øien

Genetic markers and whale stocks in the North Atlantic ocean: a review Original Research Article
Pages 91-103
Alfreð Árnason

Genetic variation in northeastern Atlantic minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) Original Research Article
Pages 105-118
Anna K. Daníelsdóttir, Halldórsson Sverrir D., Guðlaugsdóttir Sigfríður, Árnason Alfreð

Preliminary results of a DNA-microsatellite study of the population and social structure of the harbour porpoise Original Research Article
Pages 119-127
Liselotte Wesley Andersen, Lars-Erik Holm, Bjarne Clausen, Carl C. Kinze

Photo-identification of the minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata off the Isle of Mull, Scotland Original Research Article
Pages 129-132
A. Gill, R.S. Fairbainrns

Parasites as indicators of social structure and stock identity of marine mammals Original Research Article
Pages 133-139
J.A. Balbuena, F.J. Aznar, M. Fernández, J.A. Raga

Marine mammalian fatty acids: a source of information Original Research Article
Pages 141-152
Otto Grahl-Nielsen, Olav Mjaavatten

Fatty acid composition in blubber, heart and brain from phocid seals Original Research Article
Pages 153-168
Bjørge Fredheim, Siv Holen, Karl Inne Ugland, Otto Grahl-Nielsen

Studies of the social ecology of Norwegian killer whales (Orcinus orca) Original Research Article
Pages 169-176
Anna Bisther, Dag Vongraven

Possible effects of previous catch on the present population of Norwegian killer whales (Orcinus orca) Original Research Article
Pages 177-179
Dag Vongraven, Anna Bisther

New approaches to studying the foraging ecology of small cetaceans Original Research Article
Pages 183-191
Andrew J. Read

Distribution and diving behaviour of hooded seals Original Research Article
Pages 193-202
L.P. Folkow, A.S. Blix

Distribution and abundance of walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) in Svalbard Original Research Article
Pages 203-209
Ian Gjertz, Øystein Wiig

Habitat use and diving behaviour of harbour seals in a coastal archipelago in Norway Original Research Article
Pages 211-223
Arne Bjørge, Dave Thompson, Philip Hammond, Michael Fedak, Edmund Bryant, Hilde Aarefjord, Randi Roen, Marianne Olsen

Spatial and temporal variations in northeast Atlantic minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata feeding habits Original Research Article
Pages 225-239
Tore Haug, Harald Gjøs˦ter, Ulf Lindstrøm, Kjell T. Nilssen, Ingolf Røttingen

Seasonal distribution, condition and feeding habits of Barents Sea harp seals (Phoca groenlandica) Original Research Article
Pages 241-254
Kjell Tormod Nilssen

Food consumption of the Northeast Atlantic stock of harp seals Original Research Article
Pages 255-260
E.S. Nordøy, P-.E. Mrtensson, A.R. Lager, L.P. Folkow, A.S. Blix

Historic variation in the diet of harp seals (Phoca groenlandica) in the Northwest Atlantic Original Research Article
Pages 261-269
John W. Lawson, Garry B. Stenson

Seasonal and regional variations in the diet of harbour seal in Norwegian waters Original Research Article
Pages 271-285
Marianne Olsen, Arne Bjørge

Feeding ecology of harp and hooded seals in the Davis Strait — Baffin Bay region Original Research Article
Pages 287-304
Finn O. Kapel

Food requirements of Northeast Atlantic minke whales Original Research Article
Pages 307-317
E.S. Nordøy, L.P. Folkow, P.-E. Mtensson, A.S. Blix

Energetics of pregnancy, lactation and neonatal development in ringed seals (Phoca hispida) Original Research Article
Pages 319-327
Christian Lydersen

Harp and hooded seals–a case study in the determinants of mating systems in pinnipeds Original Research Article
Pages 329-335
Kit M. Kovacs

Consumption of cod by the Northwest Atlantic grey seal in Eastern Canada Original Research Article
Pages 337-349
M.O. Hammill, M.S. Ryg, B. Mohn

Digestive physiology of minke whales Original Research Article
Pages 351-359
S.D. Mathiesen, T.H. Aagnes, W. Sørmo, E.S. Nordøy, A.S. Blix, M.A. Olsen

Body condition of fin whales during summer off Iceland Original Research Article
Pages 361-369
Gísli A. Víkingsson

Seal adaptations for long dives: recent studies of ischemia and oxygen radicals Original Research Article
Pages 371-376
Robert Elsner, Stephanie Øyas˦ter, Ola Didrik Saugstad, Arnoldus Schytte Blix

Pineal functions in newborn seals Original Research Article
Pages 377-382
Karl-Arne Stokkan

Changes in metabolic rate and body composition during starvation and semistarvation in harbour seals Original Research Article
Pages 383-391
Nina Hedlund Markussen

Variation in the metabolic rates of captive harbour seals Original Research Article
Pages 393-399
David Rosen, Deane Renouf

Population dynamics: Species traits and environmental influence Original Research Article
Pages 403-412
Charles W. Fowler

Interpretation of growth layers in the periosteal zone of tympanic bulla from minke whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata Original Research Article
Pages 413-423
Ivar Christensen

On the life history and autecology of North Atlantic rorquals Original Research Article
Pages 425-441
Jóhann Sigurjónsson

Aspects of the biology of the harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, from British waters Original Research Article
Pages 443-457
Christina Lockyer

Aspects of reproduction and seasonality in the harbour porpoise from dutch waters Original Research Article
Pages 459-464
M.J. Addink, T.B. Sørensen, M. García Hartmann

Migration strategy of southern minke whales to maintain high reproductive rate Original Research Article
Pages 465-480
Hidehiro Kato

Overview of cetacean life histories: an essay in their evolution Original Research Article
Pages 481-497
Toshio Kasuya

Modelling the school structure of pilot whales in the Faroe Islands, 1832–1994 Original Research Article
Pages 499-508
Dorete Bloch, Lena Lastein

Harp seals as indicators of the Barents Sea ecosystem Original Research Article
Pages 509-523
Yu.K. Timoshenko

Interactions between marine mammals and fisheries: an unresolved problem for fisheries research Original Research Article
Pages 527-536
Tim D. Smith

Strategies to reduce the incidental capture of marine mammals and other species in fisheries Original Research Article
Pages 537-544
Martín A. Hall

Ecological implications of harp seal Phoca groenlandica invasions in northern Norway Original Research Article
Pages 545-556
Tore Huag, Kjell Tormod Nilssen

Aspects of the sealworm Pseudoterranova decipiens life-cycle and seal-fisheries interactions along the Norwegian coast Original Research Article
Pages 557-564
Karin Andersen, Sophie des Clers, Tor Jensen

Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus Fabr.), population biology, food and feeding habits, and importance as a final host for the lifecycle of sealworm (Pseudoterranova decipiens Krabbe) in Icelandic Waters Original Research Article
Pages 565-572
Erlingur Hauksson, Droplaug Ólafsdóttir

Toxicological and epidemiological significance of pollutants in marine mammals Original Research Article
Pages 575-587
Peter J.H. Reijnders, Elze M. de Ruiter-Dijkman

Organochlorine contaminants in marine mammals from the Norwegian Arctic Original Research Article
Pages 589-598
Janneche Utne Skaare

Seasonal variation of organochlorine concentrations in harp seal (Phoca groenlandica) Original Research Article
Pages 599-605
Lars Kleivane, Oscar Espeland, Karl Inne Ugland, Janneche Utne Skaare

Biomarkers in blood to assess effects of polychlorinated biphenyls in free-living grey seal pups Original Research Article
Pages 607-615
Bjørn Munro Jenssen, Janneche Utne Skaare, Skjalg Woldstad, Aslaug Tomelthy Nastad, Ove Haugen, Barbro Kløven, Eugen G. Sørmo

Toxic, essential and non-essential metals in harbour porpoises of the Polish Baltic Sea Original Research Article
Pages 617-622
P. Szefer, M. Malinga, W. Czarnowski, K. Skóra

Assessment of the vulnerability of grey seals to oil contamination at Froan, Norway Original Research Article
Pages 623-628
Morten Ekker, Dag Vongraven, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, Mark Silverstone

Cytochrome P450 in marine mammals: isozyme forms, catalytic functions, and physiological regulations Original Research Article
Pages 629-639
Anders Goksøyr

Serological investigation of morbillivirus infections in minke whales (Balaenopter acutorostrata) Original Research Article
Pages 641-644
Snorre Stuen, Per Have

The international whaling commission\'s revised management procedure as an example of a new approach to fishery management Original Research Article
Pages 647-657
Justin G. Cook

Multispecies modelling and management with reference to the Institute of Marine Research\'s multispercies model for the Barents Sea Original Research Article
Pages 659-670
Øyvind Ulltang

The management of Irish waters as a whale and dolphin sanctuary Original Research Article
Pages 671-681
Emer Rogan, Simon D. Berrow

The scientific background for the management of monodontids in West Greenland Original Research Article
Pages 683-688
M.P. Heide-Jørgensen

Marine mammals in the culture of Norwegian coastal communities Original Research Article
Pages 689-697
Arne Kalland

Management of whaling in coastal communities Original Research Article
Pages 699-708
Ray Gambell

Impacts of modern seal invasions Original Research Article
Pages 709-714
Sveinung Eikeland

Index of authors
Pages 715-716

Keyword index
Pages 717-720