Feeding by grey seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and around Newfoundland

• Published in: NAMMCO Scientific Publications
• Main Authors: M O Hammill, G B Stenson, F Proust, P Carter, D McKinnon
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2007
• Subjects: grey seals; diet; Newfoundland; Gulf of St Lawrence; otoliths; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Canada; Hake; atlantic cod
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/3.2729; https://doaj.org/article/96dadb1fdd1a4d4f83f955cee80af451

Diet composition of grey seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Gulf) and around the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, was examined using identification of otoliths recovered from digestive tracts. Prey were recovered from 632 animals. Twenty-nine different prey taxa were identified. Grey seals sampled in...