Direct and Indirect Effects of Oil on Ringed Seals ( Phoca hispida ) of the Beaufort Sea

• Published in: Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
• Main Authors: Geraci, Joseph R., Smith, Thomas G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1976
• Subjects: Northwest Territories; Norman Wells; Magdalen; Beaufort Sea; Harp Seal; Phoca hispida
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f76-252; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f76-252

Ninety-six ringed seals (Phoca hispida) were taken from nets at Brown’s Harbour, Northwest Territories in the fall of 1974. Comparison with two other net samples from 1971 and 1972 revealed a lower proportion of young-of-the-year and a lower mean weight of seals in all age-classes. Six seals immerse...