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The devices produce sounds audible only to porpoises and dolphins, which can deter them from approaching fishing nets.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
She said previous studies had focussed more on porpoises but the picture "remained unclear" for common dolphins.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
The disease is highly contagious and spreads easily among dolphins, whales, and porpoises causing severe disease and mass deaths.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
Their diet centered on smaller marine mammals including harbor seals and harbor porpoises, and they usually traveled and foraged in groups of about five.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2025
It was bad enough they drowned porpoises and dolphins, but they also occasionally caught mythological animals.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
