Unusual Mortality Events of Harbor Porpoise Strandings in North Carolina, 1997–2009
Figure 3
Harbor porpoise strandings by month (a), condition code (b), and human interaction (HI) category (c) as a percentage of the total for 1999 (), 2005 (), and non-UME years (). Condition codes are (1) live animal, (2) carcass-fresh dead, (3) carcass-moderately decomposed, (4) carcass-advanced decomposition, (5) carcass-mummified or skeletal remains, and (6) disposition unknown. HI categories are HI-FI (evidence of Fishery Interaction), HI-Other (other evidence of HI), HI-No (no evidence of HI), and HI-CBD (HI could not be determined).
