Phocoena phocoena | COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2003)

Taxa
Phocoena phocoena | (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phocoena phocoena | Linnaeus, 1758
NRL Record ID
96468
Location
Countries in Assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Harbour Porpoise (English)
Marsouin commun (Français)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxonomic Notes
Pacific Ocean population
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Pacific Ocean
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Special Concern; Préoccupante
Assessment rationale/justification
They appear to be particularly sensitive to human activities, and are prone to becoming entrapped and killed in fishing nets. They are a short lived shy species that are now rarely seen at the highly developed areas of Victoria and Haro Strait. Continued development and use of its prime habitat by humans are some of the main threats. They are displaced by underwater noise, and could be affected by contaminants in their food chain.; Cette espèce semble particulièrement vulnérable aux activités de l'être humain, et a tendance à  s'enchevêtrer dans des engins de pêche et à  mourir. Il s'agit d'une espèce timide dont la durée de vie est courte, qui est maintenant rarement observée dans les régions grandement aménagées de Victoria et du détroit de Haro. L'aménagement continu et l'utilisation de l'habitat principal de cette espèce par les humains constituent certaines des principales menaces. Les bruits sous-marins font fuir les marsouins, et ces derniers pourraient être touchés par les contaminants présents dans leur chaà®ne alimentaire.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2003
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 2008. Environment Canada.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) Assessment
Criteria system used
Modified_IUCN
Criteria Citation
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2003)
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Species considered in April 1991 and placed in the Data Deficient category. Re-examined in November 2003 and designated Special Concern.; Espèce étudiée en avril 1991 et classée dans la catégorie ' données insuffisantes '. Réexamen en novembre 2003 et désignée ' préoccupante '.
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Phocoena phocoena Animalia Chordata Mammalia Cetartiodactyla Phocoenidae Phocoena
Phocoena phocoena Animalia Chordata Mammalia Cetacea Phocoenidae Phocoena