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[ report an error in this record ] basket (1): add | show one publication added to basket [228674] Opmerkelijke aantallen bruinvissen in de eerste helft van 2013 Haelters, J. (2013). Opmerkelijke aantallen bruinvissen in de eerste helft van 2013. De Strandvlo 33(2): 55-58 Available in  Author  VLIZ: Open access 316397 [ download pdf ] Keywords Stranding Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS] ANE, Belgium, Belgian Coast [Marine Regions] Marine/Coastal Author    Top  Haelters, J., more Abstract In spring 2013 a record number of stranded and dead porpoises Phocoena phocoena has been recorded along the Belgian coast and further inland in the Scheldt bassin (harbour docks near Antwerp, tributaries). The author thinks a combination of shifted North Sea population (from north to south), a cold spring, bycatch (gillnetting) and construction works for a new wind mill park may have lead to this. The higher presence in the Scheldt estuary may be due to a restoring fish population in the river. All data in the Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS) is subject to the VLIZ privacy policy  Top | Author