Mark–Recapture Estimates of Harp Seal Pup ( Phoca groenlandica ) Production in the Northwest Atlantic

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Bowen, W. D., Sergeant, D. E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1983
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Greenland; Petersen; Harp Seal; Northwest Atlantic; Phoca groenlandica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f83-095; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f83-095

Pup production of the northwest Atlantic harp seal population (Phoca groenlandica) was estimated using a modified Petersen model corrected for tag loss and nonreporting of recovered tags. Variance estimates were corrected for the additional sources of variation due to tag loss, reporting rate, and t...