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We conducted a review of the literature and unpublished databases to describe the distribution, abundance, ecology and status of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina concolor) in U.S. Atlantic waters.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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Published in:	NAMMCO Scientific Publications
Main Authors:	Gordon T Waring, James R Gilbert, Dana Belden, Amy Van Atten, Robert A DiGiovanni Jr
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Septentrio Academic Publishing 2010-09-01
Subjects:	harbour seals status United States
Online Access:	https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2685

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