Dear Marmam and ECS subscribers, You will find enclosed some photos (not very good quality) of a harbour porpoise spotted off Dunkirk (north of France) last week. The animal was sighted during a base-land survey with 3 other foraging porpoises. The animal presents an unusual pattern : white body, excepted a dark spot around the blow-hole, dark dorsal fin, tail and flippers. Could you please let me know if this kind of atypical pigmentation has ever been sighted before on an harbour porpoise ? Photos can be seen on our web site : http://web.mac.com/OCEAMM/english/blognews/files/archive-aug-2009.html Looking forward to your answers. Best regards, Sylvain PEZERIL OCEAMM Observatoire pour la Conservation et l'Etude des Animaux et Milieux Marins 5 Place de la Gare - F-59123 ZUYDCOOTE Tel : +33(0)3.28.20.61.04 or GSM +33(0)6.37.52.56.65 Email : oceamm@orange.fr Site : http://www.oceamm.org