The ringed seal (Phoca hispida) in the western Russian Arctic

• Published in: NAMMCO Scientific Publications
• Main Authors: Belikov, Stanislav E, Boltunov, Andrei N
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1998
• Subjects: ringed seals; Phoca hispida; abundance; reproduction; Russia; harvest; Arctic; Barents Sea; Kara Sea; Lair; White Sea; ringed seal
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2981; https://doi.org/10.7557/3.2981

This paper presents a review of available published and unpublished material on the ringed seal (Phoca hispida) in the western part of the Russian Arctic, including the White, Barents and Kara seas. The purpose of the review is to discuss the status of ringed seal stocks in relation to their primary...