Description and interpretation of precocious strandings of Harbour Seals (Phoca vitulina, Linnaeus 1758) in the baie de Somme (Picardie, France)

• Main Authors: THIERY, Philippe, Kiszka, Jeremy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: French
• Published: HAL CCSD 2005
• Subjects: Haul out site; Somme France; Phoca vitulina; Nature reserve; Animal conservation; Young animal; Perturbation; Tourism; Recreational activity; Colony; Weaning; Picardie; Bay; Stranding; Mortality; Reposoir; Somme; Réserve naturelle; Protection faune; Animal jeune; Tourisme; Activité récréative; Colonie; Sevrage; Baie; Echouage; Mortalité; envir; socio; Phoques; harbour seal; veau marin
• Online Access: https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03529939/file/bitstream_114252.pdf; https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03529939

International audience The most important French Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina) colony occurs in the Somme estuary, on the eastern French Channel coast, in northern France (max. 76 ind. in 2001). This colony has increased in number for at least ten years and currently produces more than half of the p...