Population aspects of Weddell Seal harvesting at McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

The preservation and conservation of living resources was one of the original stated objectives of the Antarctic Treaty, 1959. The harvesting of animals near bases for food, especially Weddell Seals Leptonychotes weddelli received particular attention at the Fourth Meeting of SCAR, 1960 (Polar Recor...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Stirling, Ian
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1971
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
The Antarctic
McMurdo Sound
Weddell
Antarc*
Antarctica
Leptonychotes weddelli
Polar Record
Weddell Seal
Weddell Seals
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400061763
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400061763
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Summary:The preservation and conservation of living resources was one of the original stated objectives of the Antarctic Treaty, 1959. The harvesting of animals near bases for food, especially Weddell Seals Leptonychotes weddelli received particular attention at the Fourth Meeting of SCAR, 1960 (Polar Record ,1961) and several regulations were suggested including: a permit required before killing, records to be kept of animals killed, and use of alternative food where possible. Annex D, Section (b)i states “… Without detailed biological research it is impossible to assess the permissible annual crop which the various [Weddell] seal colonies would stand, but it is certain that this figure is being seriously exceeded in many areas.”

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