Counts of Antarctic Fur Seals at Maiviken, South Georgia, from 2008 to 2020

• Main Authors: Hollyman, Philip, Trathan, Philip, Collins, Martin
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre 2021
• Subjects: "EARTH SCIENCE","BIOSPHERE","ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS","COMMUNITY DYNAMICS","INDICATOR SPECIES"; "EARTH SCIENCE","BIOSPHERE","ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS","SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS","SPECIES LIFE HISTORY"; "EARTH SCIENCE","BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION","ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES","MAMMALS","CARNIVORES","SEALS/SEA LIONS/WALRUSES"; Annual count; Antarctic Fur Seal; Arctocephalus gazella; Antarctic; Sandwich Islands; South Sandwich Islands; South Georgia; King Edward Point; Maiviken; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals; British Antarctic Survey; walrus*
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/41bfd98c-1a36-4689-a578-ad584426f9d2; https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01192

Eight Antarctic Fur seal rookeries near King Edward Point on South Georgia have been monitored since 2008. The colonies (Burnet1, Burnet2, Burnet2, Little, Poa1, Poa2, Poa3 and Tortula) are surveyed frequently between November and January. The number of males, females, pups and juveniles are recorded. Data is also summarised as max count per season for males, females pups and juveniles, and first pup date. This work was funded by Natural Environment Research Council (UK) core funding to the British Antarctic Survey. : Colonies are visited every second day during the summer season, between November and February, and the number of males, females, pups and juveniles are recorded. The colonies at Maiviken are named Burnet1, Burnet2, Burnet2, Little, Poa1, Poa2, Poa3 and Tortula. All data were collected under permit from the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. All sampling procedures used were regulated by the British Antarctic Survey Ethical Review Committee in collaboration with Cambridge University and the UK Home Office.