PROBLEM STATEMENT
For several decades, central California has witnessed a debate about the potential effects of certain human activities on the harbor seal population in Drake’s Estero. The estero is located within Point Reyes National Seashore (Figure 1, from National Research Council 2009), which is managed by the...
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.559.5536 http://mmc.gov/drakes_estero/terms_reference_11910.pdf |
| Summary: | For several decades, central California has witnessed a debate about the potential effects of certain human activities on the harbor seal population in Drake’s Estero. The estero is located within Point Reyes National Seashore (Figure 1, from National Research Council 2009), which is managed by the U.S. National Park Service in concert with the California Department of Fish and Game and other federal and state agencies. For various reasons, the debate has focused on the potential effects of aquaculture operations on the estero’s harbor seal population, although other human activities also affect this population. The purpose of this review is to conduct a detailed assessment of the sources of harbor seal disturbance in and around Drake’s Estero and, where uncertainty remains, recommend scientific study and management measures to clarify and avoid such effects. |
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