Harbor seal predation and fishery effects on Kattegat-Skagerrak cod abundance : in the aftermath of Phocine distemper virus

• Main Author: Hökby, Lovisa
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning 2021
• Subjects: Harbor seals; Phoca vitulina; PDV; phocine distemper virus; Kattegat; Skagerrak; cod; Gadus morhua; human-wildlife conflicts; Natural Sciences; Naturvetenskap; Biological Sciences; Biologiska vetenskaper; Ecology; Ekologi; Zoology; Zoologi; harbor seal
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-444104

The recovering harbor seal population along the Swedish west coast has coincided with declining cod stocks. Although the cod stocks were primarily depleted by intense fisheries, some stakeholders argue that reduced seal populations could have direct, positive effects on the cod stocks. The outbreaks...