Summary of the Catch and Catch-at-age Data for Harp Seals in the Northwest Atlantic, 1946–94

• Main Authors: B. Sjare, G. B. Stenson, E. A. Perry
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Key words; Catch; harp seals; Newfoundland area; Arctic; Baffin Island; Greenland; Newfoundland; Baffin; Harp Seal; Northwest Atlantic; Phoca groenlandica
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.515.4381; http://archive.nafo.int/open/studies/s26/sjare.pdf

Information on catch levels and on the age structure (catch-at-age) of the harp seal (Phoca groenlandica) hunt in the Northwest At lant ic is necessary for responsible management. This report summarizes harp seal catch and catch-at-age statistics from 1946– 94. Most harp seals are hunted in Labrador and the Northeast coast of Newfoundland ('the Front'); the Gulf of St. Lawrence ('the Gulf'); West Greenland (NAFO Divisions 1A–1F); and the Eastern Canadian Arctic (in the vicinity of Baffin Island). Catches and catch-at-age data are reported here for these areas.