NAFO Sci. Coun. Studies, 26: 115–118 Newfoundland Hooded Seal Tag Returns in the Northeast Atlantic

Hooded seals (Cystophora cristata) whelp in large concentrations during March and early-April on the North Atlantic pack ice. Traditionally it was thought that seals from all areas overlap during the non-breeding period and may mix at the moulting patch in Denmark Strait. However, reviews of tag ret...

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Main Authors: G. B. Stenson, B. Sjare
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
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Davis Strait
Gulf of St. Lawrence
hooded seals
Newfoundland area
tagging
Cystophora cristata
Denmark Strait
hooded seal
Newfoundland
North Atlantic
Northeast Atlantic
Northwest Atlantic
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.530.8104
http://archive.nafo.int/open/studies/s26/stenson3.pdf
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Summary:Hooded seals (Cystophora cristata) whelp in large concentrations during March and early-April on the North Atlantic pack ice. Traditionally it was thought that seals from all areas overlap during the non-breeding period and may mix at the moulting patch in Denmark Strait. However, reviews of tag returns lead to the hypothesis that Northwest Atlantic hooded seals do not overlap with Northeast Atlantic seals. This paper summarizes data obtained through the tagging of hooded seals conducted by scientific personnel in Newfoundland from 1983–94. A total of 3 435 hooded seal pups were tagged at the whelping concentrations

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