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 porpoises are at risk from the same threats that the Baiji faced – including loss of food sources and boat collisions. Porpoises play an important role in keeping their environment healthy. They ...

This video shows a harbour porpoise in the vicinity of a fish. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

Dolphins, porpoises, and ‘whales’ are all Cetaceans. I recently learned that Cetacea comes from the Greek word, ketos (huge fish), as well as the Latin word, cetus (whale). So technically ...

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 ...

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 ...

Vaquitas were regularly drowning in gill nets meant for shrimp and totoabas, a fish whose swim bladder is a delicacy in China. In 1975, after the totoaba was declared endangered, Mexico outlawed ...

Mexico's Gulf of California — one of the most biodiverse places on the planet — teems with 891 species of fish and a third of the world's cetacean species, including the smallest and most endangered ...

Read the following text, and answer questions 1-9 below: [1] The Yangtze finless porpoise is declining in population. Attempts to save them include fishing bans to raise public awareness and even ...