The grey seal, Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius), in Finnmark, Norway

The distribution, abundance and breeding season of grey seals in Finnmark, Norway are reviewed. The seals are divided into eight hypothetical stocks: Sørøya, Magerøya, Laksfjord, Tanafjord, Kongsfjord, Syltefjord, Vardø and Varangerfjord. Breeding has been verified for five of these stocks. The tota...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wiig, Øystein
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: [Fiskeridirektoratets havforskningsinstitutt] 1987
Subjects:
Kongsfjord
Norway
Syltefjord
Sørøya
Vardø
Finnmark
Kongsfjord*
Magerøya
Nordkapp
Varangerfjord
Varangerfjord*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11250/114424
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Summary:The distribution, abundance and breeding season of grey seals in Finnmark, Norway are reviewed. The seals are divided into eight hypothetical stocks: Sørøya, Magerøya, Laksfjord, Tanafjord, Kongsfjord, Syltefjord, Vardø and Varangerfjord. Breeding has been verified for five of these stocks. The total minimum observed stock size is 353 grey seals, but the real number is probably much higher. The breeding season seems to be in October-November west of Nordkapp and in December in the eastern part of the county.

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