Report From Surveys To Assess Harp And Hooded Seal Pup Production In The Greenland Sea Pack-Ice In 2022
Source at https://www.hi.no/en/hi/nettrapporter/toktrapport-en-2022-7 . Cruise no.: 2022703 : The 2022 survey of harp and hooded seal pup production in the Greenland Sea was carried out to obtain updated estimates to be used to assess current status of these two seal stocks. Since a similar survey i...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/26332 2023-05-15T16:03:38+02:00 Report From Surveys To Assess Harp And Hooded Seal Pup Production In The Greenland Sea Pack-Ice In 2022 Biuw, Martin Nilssen, Kjell Tormod Kristiansen, Martin Lindblom, Lotta Poltermann, Michael Tino Haug, Tore Johansson, Malin 2022-06-07 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/26332 eng eng Havforskningsinstituttet Toktrapport 2022 - 7 Havforskningsinstituttet: 14391 https://www.hi.no/hi/nettrapporter/toktrapport-en-2022-7 Biuw EM, Nilssen KT, Kristiansen M, Lindblom, Poltermann MT, Haug t, Johansson A M. Report From Surveys To Assess Harp And Hooded Seal Pup Production In The Greenland Sea Pack-Ice In 2022. Havforskningsinstituttet; 2022. 29 p. Toktrapport(2022 - 7) FRIDAID 2043754 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/26332 openAccess Copyright 2022 The Author(s) Research report Forskningsrapport publishedVersion 2022 ftunivtroemsoe 2022-08-24T23:00:01Z Source at https://www.hi.no/en/hi/nettrapporter/toktrapport-en-2022-7 . Cruise no.: 2022703 : The 2022 survey of harp and hooded seal pup production in the Greenland Sea was carried out to obtain updated estimates to be used to assess current status of these two seal stocks. Since a similar survey in 2018 indicated a 40% reduction in harp seal pup production since the 2012 survey, and the continued lack of increase in pup production of the severely depleted hooded seal stock despite its protection from hunting since 2007, a new survey after a period of only 4 years was urgent. The survey was carried out using well established methodologies for these species, including 1) reconnaissance of the drift ice breeding habitat from a helicopter based on the research icebreaker R/V Kronprins Haakon and a fixed-wing aircraft stationed at Constable Pynt in East Greenland, 2) deploying GPS beacons around the identified breeding areas to monitor its displacement in the East Greenland Current, 3) carrying out staging surveys to monitor the pup age structure and estimate the optimal day of pup counting as well as correction factors accounting for pups not present on the ice at the time of counting, and 4) conducting aerial photographic surveys using the fixed-wing aircraft. Ice conditions in the Greenland Sea were similar as those experienced in 2018, with a relatively narrow band of pack ice over the shelf break near the coast of East Greenland. Seal whelping patches were initially discovered on March 21 & 22nd, within an area stretching from 72°53’N / 16°42’W in the north to 71°51’N / 17°30’W in the south. Five GPS beacons were deployed at the main whelping patches within this area, allowing us to track the continuous drift due to strong northerly winds during the period between initial reconnaissance and the final pup counting. Pup staging surveys were carried out on March 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 28th and 30th, providing us with a solid dataset with which to assess the development of pup age dynamics, determine the optimal ... Report East Greenland east greenland current Greenland Greenland Sea Harp Seal hooded seal University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Constable Pynt ENVELOPE(-22.594,-22.594,70.741,70.741) Greenland |
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Source at https://www.hi.no/en/hi/nettrapporter/toktrapport-en-2022-7 . Cruise no.: 2022703 : The 2022 survey of harp and hooded seal pup production in the Greenland Sea was carried out to obtain updated estimates to be used to assess current status of these two seal stocks. Since a similar survey in 2018 indicated a 40% reduction in harp seal pup production since the 2012 survey, and the continued lack of increase in pup production of the severely depleted hooded seal stock despite its protection from hunting since 2007, a new survey after a period of only 4 years was urgent. The survey was carried out using well established methodologies for these species, including 1) reconnaissance of the drift ice breeding habitat from a helicopter based on the research icebreaker R/V Kronprins Haakon and a fixed-wing aircraft stationed at Constable Pynt in East Greenland, 2) deploying GPS beacons around the identified breeding areas to monitor its displacement in the East Greenland Current, 3) carrying out staging surveys to monitor the pup age structure and estimate the optimal day of pup counting as well as correction factors accounting for pups not present on the ice at the time of counting, and 4) conducting aerial photographic surveys using the fixed-wing aircraft. Ice conditions in the Greenland Sea were similar as those experienced in 2018, with a relatively narrow band of pack ice over the shelf break near the coast of East Greenland. Seal whelping patches were initially discovered on March 21 & 22nd, within an area stretching from 72°53’N / 16°42’W in the north to 71°51’N / 17°30’W in the south. Five GPS beacons were deployed at the main whelping patches within this area, allowing us to track the continuous drift due to strong northerly winds during the period between initial reconnaissance and the final pup counting. Pup staging surveys were carried out on March 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 28th and 30th, providing us with a solid dataset with which to assess the development of pup age dynamics, determine the optimal ... |
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Biuw, Martin Nilssen, Kjell Tormod Kristiansen, Martin Lindblom, Lotta Poltermann, Michael Tino Haug, Tore Johansson, Malin Report From Surveys To Assess Harp And Hooded Seal Pup Production In The Greenland Sea Pack-Ice In 2022 |
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Report From Surveys To Assess Harp And Hooded Seal Pup Production In The Greenland Sea Pack-Ice In 2022 |
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Report From Surveys To Assess Harp And Hooded Seal Pup Production In The Greenland Sea Pack-Ice In 2022 |
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Report From Surveys To Assess Harp And Hooded Seal Pup Production In The Greenland Sea Pack-Ice In 2022 |
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Report From Surveys To Assess Harp And Hooded Seal Pup Production In The Greenland Sea Pack-Ice In 2022 |
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Report From Surveys To Assess Harp And Hooded Seal Pup Production In The Greenland Sea Pack-Ice In 2022 |
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report from surveys to assess harp and hooded seal pup production in the greenland sea pack-ice in 2022 |
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Toktrapport 2022 - 7 Havforskningsinstituttet: 14391 https://www.hi.no/hi/nettrapporter/toktrapport-en-2022-7 Biuw EM, Nilssen KT, Kristiansen M, Lindblom, Poltermann MT, Haug t, Johansson A M. Report From Surveys To Assess Harp And Hooded Seal Pup Production In The Greenland Sea Pack-Ice In 2022. Havforskningsinstituttet; 2022. 29 p. Toktrapport(2022 - 7) FRIDAID 2043754 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/26332 |
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