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The status of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in the United Kingdom

2010
Open Access Journal Article

NAMMCO Scientific Publications

Thompson, P., Duck, C. & Lonergan, M.,

1. Estimates of population size and trends are essential for effective conservation and management of wildlife populations. For harbour seals (Phoca vitulina), these data are required...
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Keywords: Harbour seals, Populations, United Kingdom

Avoidance of wind farms by harbour seals is limited to pile driving activities.

2016
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Journal of Applied Ecology

Russell, D. J.F., Hastie, G. D., Thompson, D., Janik, V. M., Hammond, P. S., Scott-Hayward, L. A.S., Matthiopoulos, J., Jones, E. L. and McConnell, B. J.

As part of global efforts to reduce dependence on carbon-based energy sources there has been a rapid increase in the installation of renewable energy devices. The...
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Keywords: Harbour seals, Pile driving, Wind farms

Seals at sea: modelling seal distribution in the German bigh based on aerial survey data

2009
Pay-walled Peer Reviewed Publication

Marine Biology

Herr, H., Scheidat, M., Lehnert, K. and Siebert, U.,

The Wadden Sea is an important habitat for harbour seals and grey seals. They regularly haul-out on sandbanks and islands along the coast. Comparably little is...
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Keywords: Aerial survey, Distribution, Grey seals, Harbour seals, Modelling, Wadden sea

Long-term sound and movement recording tags to study natural behavior and reaction to ship noise of seals

2019
Open Access Article

Ecology and Evolution

Mikkelsen, Lonnie, Johnson Mark, Wisniewska Danuta Maria, van Neer Abbo, Siebert Ursula, Madsen Peter Teglberg, and Teilmann Jonas

The impact of anthropogenic noise on marine fauna is of increasing conservation concern with vessel noise being one of the major contributors. Animals that rely on...
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Keywords: AIS, Anthropogenic noise, DTAGs, Grey seals, Harbour seals, Ship traffic, Vessel noise