Accurate spatial ecology of endangered Saimaa ringed seals as a base for fishing closure determination

• Published in: Proceedings of the 5th European Congress of Conservation Biology
• Main Authors: Niemi, Marja, Auttila, Miina, Sipilä, Tero, Kunnasranta, Mervi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Open Science Centre, University of Jyväskylä 2018
• Subjects: Lair; Phoca hispida; ringed seal
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17011/conference/eccb2018/107535; http://urn.fi/

Saimaa ringed seal (Phoca hispida saimensis) is an endangered subspecies living landlocked in Lake Saimaa, southeastern Finland. One of the major threats of this small population (ca 370 seals) is by-catch due to mainly recreational gill net fishing. For mitigating by-catch mortality varied fishing...