Presence of Harbour Seals ( Phoca vitulina ) May Increase Exploitable Fish Biomass in the Strait of Georgia
We tested what degree harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) populations compete with fisheries for commercially harvested species, and to what degree seal populations depend on exploited species as prey. In the Strait of Georgia (SoG), harbour seals mainly feed on fisheries target species, Pacific herring (...
| Published in: | Progress in Oceanography |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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2010
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/1843 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2010.09.006 |