Haf- Og Vatnarannsóknir Marine and Freshwater Research in Iceland
HV 2017-009 ISSN 2298-9137 HAF- OG VATNARANNSÓKNIR MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH IN ICELAND Aerial census of the Icelandic harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) population in 2016: Population estimate, trends and current status / Landselstalning 2016: Stofnstærðarmat, sveifl ur og ástand stofns 1 Jóhann Garðar Þorbjörnsson, 2 Erlingur Hauksson, 3 Guðjón Már Sigurðsson and 1,3 Sandra Magdalena Granquist 1 Icelandic Seal Center, Brekkugata 2, 530 Hvammstangi, Iceland 2 Vör Marine Research Center, Norðurtanga 3, 355 Ólafsvík 3 Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Skúlagata 4, 101 Reykjavík REYKJAVÍK MARS 2017 Aerial census of the Icelandic harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) population in 2016: Population estimate, trends and current status / Landselstalning 2016: Stofnstærðarmat, sveifl ur og ástand stofns 1 Jóhann Garðar Þorbjörnsson, 2 Erlingur Hauksson, 3 Guðjón Már Sigurðsson and 1,3 Sandra Magdalena Granquist 1 Icelandic Seal Center, Brekkugata 2, 530 Hvammstangi, Iceland 2 Vör Marine Research Center, Norðurtanga 3, 355 Ólafsvík 3 Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Skúlagata 4, 101 Reykjavík Harbour seals hauling-out at Sigríðarstaðaós estuary on the South-Eastern Vatnsnes Peninsula, North-West Iceland. Picture: Jóhann Garðar Þorbjörnsson. Landselir liggja í látri við Sigríðastaðaós á suð-austanverðu Vatnsnesi, norðvesturlandi Íslands. Mynd: Jóhann Garðar Þorbjörnsson Efnisyfirlit 1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………….1 1.1 Previous trends in the Icelandic harbour seal population....... 1 1.2 Seal removals ...............................................................
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