Abstract
Stomach contents (n = 138) were examined in harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) caught incidently by commercial fishermen in the estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence; 111 stomachs contained food. A total of 4423 otoliths and 11 upper beaks were collected belonging to nine species of fishes and one species of squid. Capelin (Mallotus villosus), Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), and redfish (Sebastes marinus) were the three most important species in the diet by frequency of occurrence (83, 8, and 4.5%, respectively) and percent occurrence in the stomachs (52, 49, and 8.5%). Capelin and herring also made the greatest mass and caloric contribution to the diet of porpoise (>80%). The estimated mean mass and caloric value of the stomach contents of a nonlactating adults were 958 g and 7007 kJ, respectively.
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