A life after Research? First Release of Harp Seals (Phoca groenlandica) after Temporary Captivity for Scientific Purposes
Source at https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.4.2018.343 . Three wild-caught female harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus) from the Greenland Sea stock were brought into temporary captivity in connection with a controlled validation study on energetics. The two pups and one adult were kept in two indoor an...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/15108 2023-05-15T15:38:48+02:00 A life after Research? First Release of Harp Seals (Phoca groenlandica) after Temporary Captivity for Scientific Purposes Blanchet, Marie-Anne Acquarone, Mario Biuw, Martin Larsen, Roger B. Nordøy, Erling Sverre Folkow, Lars 2018-07-08 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/15108 https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.4.2018.343 eng eng European Association for Aquatic Mammals Aquatic Mammals info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCN/HAVKYST/234411/Norway/Condition and energy expenditure estimates from free-ranging marine mammals /COEXIST/ info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCN/MARINFORSK/234411/Norway/Condition and energy expenditure estimates from free-ranging marine mammals /COEXIST/ info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/677039/EU/Co-creating a decision support framework to ensure sustainable fish production in Europe under climate change/ClimeFish/ Blanchet, M.-A., Acquarone, M., Biuw, M., Larsen, R., Nordøy, E., & Falkow, L. (2018). A Life After Research? First Release of Harp Seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus) After Temporary Captivity for Scientific Purposes (Vol. 44). https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.4.2018.343 FRIDAID 1685009 doi:10.1578/AM.44.4.2018.343 0167-5427 1996-7292 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/15108 openAccess VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Marine biology: 497 VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Marinbiologi: 497 Harp seal Phoca groenlandica temporary captivity satellite telemetry release rehabilitation Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed 2018 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.4.2018.343 2021-06-25T17:56:30Z Source at https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.4.2018.343 . Three wild-caught female harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus) from the Greenland Sea stock were brought into temporary captivity in connection with a controlled validation study on energetics. The two pups and one adult were kept in two indoor and outdoor experimental facilities approved by the Norwegian Animal Research Authority. They were trained daily using operant conditioning to participate in experiments and husbandry and were regularly fed live fish. After 2.5 years, the harp seals were instrumented with satellite transmitters and released in the Barents Sea under a Norwegian Food Safety Authority permit. The tags transmitted for 45, 67, and 162 days for the juveniles and adult, respectively. The two juveniles remained in the Barents Sea east of the Svalbard Archipelago, while the adult female migrated to the Greenland Sea following a pattern consistent with that observed in wild harp seals from the same stock. They all performed regular deep dives (>100 m) and exhibited signs of foraging comparable to wild harp seals. Our results suggest that it is possible to conduct temporary captive studies with wild juvenile and adult harp seals. Study animals can be trained and subsequently released if they meet a set of criteria. This framework combines advantages of captive study design with traditional field methods and follows European ethical guidelines on animal experimentation with respect to the re-homing of experimentation animals. Article in Journal/Newspaper Barents Sea Greenland Greenland Sea Harp Seal Pagophilus groenlandicus Phoca groenlandica Svalbard University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Barents Sea Greenland Svalbard Svalbard Archipelago Aquatic Mammals 44 4 343 356 |
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VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Marine biology: 497 VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Marinbiologi: 497 Harp seal Phoca groenlandica temporary captivity satellite telemetry release rehabilitation Blanchet, Marie-Anne Acquarone, Mario Biuw, Martin Larsen, Roger B. Nordøy, Erling Sverre Folkow, Lars A life after Research? First Release of Harp Seals (Phoca groenlandica) after Temporary Captivity for Scientific Purposes |
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Source at https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.4.2018.343 . Three wild-caught female harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus) from the Greenland Sea stock were brought into temporary captivity in connection with a controlled validation study on energetics. The two pups and one adult were kept in two indoor and outdoor experimental facilities approved by the Norwegian Animal Research Authority. They were trained daily using operant conditioning to participate in experiments and husbandry and were regularly fed live fish. After 2.5 years, the harp seals were instrumented with satellite transmitters and released in the Barents Sea under a Norwegian Food Safety Authority permit. The tags transmitted for 45, 67, and 162 days for the juveniles and adult, respectively. The two juveniles remained in the Barents Sea east of the Svalbard Archipelago, while the adult female migrated to the Greenland Sea following a pattern consistent with that observed in wild harp seals from the same stock. They all performed regular deep dives (>100 m) and exhibited signs of foraging comparable to wild harp seals. Our results suggest that it is possible to conduct temporary captive studies with wild juvenile and adult harp seals. Study animals can be trained and subsequently released if they meet a set of criteria. This framework combines advantages of captive study design with traditional field methods and follows European ethical guidelines on animal experimentation with respect to the re-homing of experimentation animals. |
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A life after Research? First Release of Harp Seals (Phoca groenlandica) after Temporary Captivity for Scientific Purposes |
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A life after Research? First Release of Harp Seals (Phoca groenlandica) after Temporary Captivity for Scientific Purposes |
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A life after Research? First Release of Harp Seals (Phoca groenlandica) after Temporary Captivity for Scientific Purposes |
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A life after Research? First Release of Harp Seals (Phoca groenlandica) after Temporary Captivity for Scientific Purposes |
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A life after Research? First Release of Harp Seals (Phoca groenlandica) after Temporary Captivity for Scientific Purposes |
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life after research? first release of harp seals (phoca groenlandica) after temporary captivity for scientific purposes |
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