A review of the status of harbour seals (<i>Phoca vitulina</i>) in the Northeast United States of America
We conducted a review of the literature and unpublished databases to describe the distribution, abundance, ecology and status of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina concolor) in U.S. Atlantic waters. The harbour seal is the most abundant and widespread seal species in this area. Since passage of the U.S....
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| author | Gordon T Waring James R Gilbert Dana Belden Amy Van Atten Robert A DiGiovanni Jr |
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| description | We conducted a review of the literature and unpublished databases to describe the distribution, abundance, ecology and status of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina concolor) in U.S. Atlantic waters. The harbour seal is the most abundant and widespread seal species in this area. Since passage of the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, the number of harbour seals observed during the pupping season in this region has increased from about 10,500 animals in 1981 to 38,000 animals in 2001 (uncorrected counts), an average annual rate of 6.6%. This increase has beenrelatively consistent over the 20 years, and there is no indication that the population size has stabilized. Correspondingly, the seasonal distribution has expanded and interactions between seals and anthropogenic activities have increased. |
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| spelling | doaj-e2f8b920b539428da6aafb21cd8b3b722025-11-03T00:24:19ZengSeptentrio Academic PublishingNAMMCO Scientific Publications1560-22062309-24912010-09-018019121210.7557/3.26852484A review of the status of harbour seals (<i>Phoca vitulina</i>) in the Northeast United States of AmericaGordon T Waring0James R Gilbert1Dana Belden2Amy Van Atten3Robert A DiGiovanni Jr4NOAA Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, U.S.A.Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Maine, 210 Nutting Hall, Orono, Maine, U.S.A.Office of Naval Research, Marine Mammals & Biological Oceanography Program. One Liberty Center, Code 322 - Rm 1072C, 875 N. Randolph St. Arlington, Virginia, U.S.A.NOAA Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, U.S.A.Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, 467 East Main Street, Riverhead, New York, U.S.A.We conducted a review of the literature and unpublished databases to describe the distribution, abundance, ecology and status of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina concolor) in U.S. Atlantic waters. The harbour seal is the most abundant and widespread seal species in this area. Since passage of the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, the number of harbour seals observed during the pupping season in this region has increased from about 10,500 animals in 1981 to 38,000 animals in 2001 (uncorrected counts), an average annual rate of 6.6%. This increase has beenrelatively consistent over the 20 years, and there is no indication that the population size has stabilized. Correspondingly, the seasonal distribution has expanded and interactions between seals and anthropogenic activities have increased.https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2685harbour sealsstatusUnited States |
| spellingShingle | Gordon T Waring James R Gilbert Dana Belden Amy Van Atten Robert A DiGiovanni Jr A review of the status of harbour seals (<i>Phoca vitulina</i>) in the Northeast United States of America harbour seals status United States |
| title | A review of the status of harbour seals (<i>Phoca vitulina</i>) in the Northeast United States of America |
| title_full | A review of the status of harbour seals (<i>Phoca vitulina</i>) in the Northeast United States of America |
| title_fullStr | A review of the status of harbour seals (<i>Phoca vitulina</i>) in the Northeast United States of America |
| title_full_unstemmed | A review of the status of harbour seals (<i>Phoca vitulina</i>) in the Northeast United States of America |
| title_short | A review of the status of harbour seals (<i>Phoca vitulina</i>) in the Northeast United States of America |
| title_sort | review of the status of harbour seals i phoca vitulina i in the northeast united states of america |
| topic | harbour seals status United States |
| url | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2685 |
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