Habitat use and feeding behaviour of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in Vesterålen

• Main Author: Ramasco, Virginie
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Universitetet i Tromsø 2008
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Marine biology: 497; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488; phoca vitulina; harbour seal; feeding habit; habitat use; tracking; diet; diving behaviour; BIO-3950; Norway; Vesterålen; Phoca vitulina
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/1433

A pilot project was carried out by the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) to test the functionality of GPS phone tags (by SMRU) on harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in the Vesterålen archipelago, Norway. Acoustic surveys were performed to investigate the abundance of fish in these waters and scat sampl...