Dall’s porpoise is the only member of the genus Phocoenoides. The dalli- and truei-types were initially described as separate species in 1911, but later studies determined that the available evidence only … Meer weergeven

Foraging
Dall’s porpoises are opportunistic, hunting a variety of surface and mid-water species. … Meer weergeven

Fisheries bycatch
Dall’s porpoises are vulnerable to fisheries bycatch. Thousands were killed in commercial driftnet fisheries until the United Nations issued … Meer weergeven

Dall's porpoises can be easily distinguished from other porpoises and cetacean species within their range. They have a wide, robust body, a comparatively tiny head, … Meer weergeven

Dall’s porpoises are limited to the North Pacific: in the east from California to the Bering Sea and Okhotsk Sea, and in the west down to the Meer weergeven

Abundance throughout their range and is estimated to be over 1 million, but current population trends are unknown.
Surveys … Meer weergeven

Dall’s porpoise is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Levels of both bycatch and commercial hunting are likely underestimates … Meer weergeven