Abundance Estimation of a Dispersed, Dynamic Population: Hooded Seals ( Cystophora cristata ) in the Northwest Atlantic

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Bowen, W. D., Myers, R. A., Hay, K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1987
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Survey Point; Cystophora cristata; Davis Strait; Newfoundland; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f87-037; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f87-037

Pup production of hooded seals (Cystophora cristata) in the Northwest Atlantic was estimated by aerial survey. Simultaneous surveys and the collection of ground-truth data were conducted in March 1984 in both major whelping areas, namely the floe ice in the Davis Strait and off northeastern Newfound...