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Seals in the Inner Hebrides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2012

R. William Vaughan
R. William Vaughan
Affiliation:
Natural Environment Research Council, Sea Mammal Research Unit, c/o British Antarctic Survey, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET
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Synopsis

About 10% of the British grey seal population and 20% of the British common seal population breed around the Inner Hebrides. Grey seals occur on the more exposed coasts whereas common seals inhabit the more sheltered waters and the inner reaches of sea lochs. There is some evidence of an increase in grey seal numbers, but there are insufficient data to assess the exact status of the common seal.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 83: The Natural Environment of the Inner Hebrides , 1983 , pp. 219 - 228
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1983

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