Understanding ringed seal foraging ecology through Inuit knowledge and stomach content analysis

• Main Author: Ghazal, Maha
• Other Authors: Ferguson, Steve (Environment and Geography), Wilson, Nicole (Environment and Geography), Furgal, Chris (Trent University)
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; Ringed seal; Inuit Knowledge; Stomach content analysis; Foraging ecology; Nunavut; Pond Inlet; Cumberland Sound; Pangnirtung; Arctic Bay; Eclipse Sound; Admiralty Inlet; Arctic bay; Arctic cod; Boreogadus saida; inuit; Pusa hispida; ringed seal
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/35946

Ringed seals (Pusa hispida) are opportunistic predators but primarily feed on Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) and lipid-rich pelagic crustaceans. Recently, shifts in diet have been observed. We used semi-structured interviews and stomach contents analysis to describe ringed seal diet and foraging ecol...