POPULATION NUMBERS OF FUR SEALS AT PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, SOUTHERN OCEAN

• Main Authors: M N BESTER, P G RYAN, B M DYER
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: African Journal of Marine Science 2005
• Subjects: Arctocephalus; distribution; fur seals; population increase; Prince Edward Island; Subantarctic; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Penguin Beach; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Antarctic Fur Seals; Arctocephalus gazella
• Online Access: http://ajol.info/index.php/ajms/article/view/33167

During the period 17–22 December 2001, the onshore distribution and the abundance of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella and Subantarctic fur seals A. tropicalis were determined for Prince Edward Island. Two breeding colonies of Antarctic fur seals were located on the south-east coast of the i...