中国水域喙鲸类的研究

中国水域发现的喙鲸科中柯氏喙鲸、贝氏喙鲸、银杏齿中喙鲸、柏氏中喙鲸和朗氏中喙鲸等5种喙鲸的形态鉴别特征及其在中国的分布概况,其中柯氏喙鲸为中国内地沿岸鲸类新记录,朗氏中喙鲸为中国水域（包括台湾）鲸类新记录。     

Hydatid disease in Whales: 1. Epidemiology

The literature on the epidemiology of hydatid disease in domesticated animals in Wales is reviewed and the results of a recent survey in a restricted area of Mid Wales summarised. In this survey the epidemiology of hydatid disease was studied with a view to the formulation of methods of control.     

High Velocity Projectiles for Killing Whales. Hunting Trials using 20 mm High Velocity Projectiles for Minke Whales in 1982

Norway was requested by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to explore the use of high-velocity projectiles to replace cold harpoon as killing device for minke whales (Anon 1980). Tests of suitable high-velocity projectiles for minke whales were therefore initiated in 1982 as part of a wider project with the purpose of studying alternative killing methods to the traditional cold harpoon used in the Norwegian minke whale hunt until 1984 (Øen 1995). The results of the trials have previously been presented in unpublished reports to the IWC (Øen 1982, 1983, 1992).     

Levels of DDT and PCB Compounds in North Atlantic Fin-back Whales

DDT and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) compounds were found in blubber tissue samples of 12 North American fin-back whales collected in 1970 and 1971. Concentrations of DDT and metabolites ranged up to 2.557 ppm, while the highest PCB concentration was 0.185 ppm Gas chromatographic results were confirmed by chemical derivatization.     

白鲸的科学饲养与健康管理

为推广较为科学的白鲸饲养技术,提高国内圈养白鲸的健康管理水平,基于上海长风海洋世界的饲养管理经验,参考大量国际信息资源,从场馆空间设施、水质、环境卫生、食物和营养、运输和检疫、健康检查、疾病预防以及动物福利等方面,对白鲸的科学饲养和健康管理做了概述。为从事白鲸饲养管理的相关人员提供借鉴和帮助,并为饲养其它海洋哺乳动物提供参考。     

A Norwegian Penthrite Granade for Minke Whales: Hunting Trials with Prototypes and Results from the Hunt in 1984,1985 and 1986

A penthrite grenade to replace cold harpoons in the Norwegian minke whale hunt was developed in 1983–1985. Data on survival times for 259 minke whales were collected from the trials in the 1984–86 hunting seasons, when 3 different prototypes were used. About 45% of the whales were killed instantaneously. The median survival time was 72 s. A substantially higher percentage of instantaneous deaths was recorded for penthrite grenades than for cold harpoons. The criteria for death were cessation of flipper movement, relaxation of the mandible, or sinking without any active movement. Some animals dived before the criteria could be controlled. If the central nervous system, heart, lungs or main vessels were damaged, a high percentage of the animals died instantaneously. In most cases, hits and detonations outside the thorax and central nervous system resulted in longer survival times than hits in the thorax. Survival time increased with whale size and range for animals not killed instantaneously. Marksmanship, technical and functional reliability of equipment and hunting techniques were all crucial to a good result. Better training of gunners, improved weapons and hunting equipment and more rapid reshooting of wounded animals would reduce the proportion of long survival times.