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About Harp Seals
Harp Seals Harp seals the main target in the Canadian commercial seal hunt ... species of invertebrates have been found in the stomachs of these seals. Reproductive Biology: The mating system is poorly studied in this species. ... Contact | Site Map Newborn harp seal. Harp seals are yellow at birth. They are illegal to hunt. (photo: Global Action Network) Stage 1 - Whitecoat Whitecoat harp seals begin to ...
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CRESLI seal walk 03/16/08: Harbor, grey, and harp seals at Cupsogue Beach
CRESLI seal walk 03/16/08: Harbor, grey, and harp seals at Cupsogue Beach %FLASH% CRESLI seal walk 03/16/08: Harbor, grey, and harp seals at Cupsogue Beach Arthur H. Kopelman, Ph. D. for CRESLI 3/16/2008 president@cresli.org #33FFFF #FFFFFF #000000 #0000FF #800080 #FF0000 .jpg You must enable Javascript to view this content.
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Shark Predation on Sable Island seals
(Phoca groenlandica) and hooded seals (Cystophora cristata) on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, since 1995. Polar Biology 25: 562-568. Lucas, Z. & D.F. McAlpine. 2002. Extralimital occurrences of ringed seals ...
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CRESLI harp seal page
Harp Seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus) The harp seal is named for the dark harp shaped pattern on its back. The dark horseshoe or harp shape ... These seals resemble the harbor seal but are slightly larger, growing to 6 feet and weighing up to 400 pounds. The harp seal's ... in the 16th century. During the 1700 and 1800's harp seals provided millions of barrels of oil that was shipped back ...
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Letter to Chuck Strahl re seal products
If proper control measures are not taken, people handling seals or consuming seal products potentially risk contracting these serious diseases. The potential for ... years, seal herds that are used commercially in the sub-arctic (harp seals, hooded seals and grey seals in the Atlantic provinces) were tested by government scientists and discovered to ...
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Something is Rotten in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
From 1986 to 1996, cod up to one year old were the predominant age found in harp ... Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) consumption by harp seals (Phoca groenlandica). Canadian Science ... Seals. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/backgrou/2003/hq-ac01b_e.htm DFO, 2003. Objective-Based Fisheries Management (OBFM). (for harp seals ...
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Harp Seal - Arctic Mammal - The Harp Seal
Flowers Wild Travels Natural Wonders Endangered Species Legendary Creatures Harp Seal From It's Nature! Home » Above The Ice » Harp Seal Harp Seal Harp seals are pinnipeds, which mean that they are able ... fishery and all around harvesting of fish species, the Harp seals food source has been greatly reduced. For the last 4-5 years harp seals have been seen in places never seen before, even ...
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IWMC.org - Seals Index
ELEPHANTS FISHERIES MAMMALS REPTILES SEALS SEA TURTLES SHARKS WHALES ABOUT IWMC CENSORED CONTACT IWMC EVENTS CALENDAR WEB LINKS • March 13, 2006 Dispelling the Evils of the Harp Seal Hunt • Ottawa ... Times Re: Canadian Harp Seal hunt by Eugène Lapointe • Searching for Villains in the Western Atlantic • MMPA - Management & the Marine Mammal Protection Act • Seal Time Again - Harp seals prepare to feed ...
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Seals
Iceland, Faroe Islands) North America Canadian Sealers Association Inuit Tapirisat of Canada Seals and Sealing Network Understanding Seals and Sealing in Canada Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada Hervieux-Payette ... the hunt itself?" High North Alliance White Sea Harp Seals Nearly Twice as Plentiful as Assumed November 1998 New estimates put the harp seal population in the Eastern ice fields ...
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Seals struggle with climate change
Arctic region where the seals' predicament is most pressing. In Canada, 2007 had one of the worst ice conditions on record, causing serious problems for harp seals. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) monitored the gulf of Saint Lawrence last year, and reported that it was practically devoid of ice, and, naturally, devoid of harp seals. ...
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