1974 Biological Conservation. Isles of Scilly and Cornwall. Population survey of Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus).

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Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly were explored for grey seal breeding locations during the 1973 breeding season. The primary aim of this study was to revisit these recorded breeding sites, locate new ones and obtain an up-to-date estimate of the population. a secondary objective was to tag as many pups as possible to investigate relationships between different populations of seals. The database includes abundance of seals found and location according to National Grid Reference.

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Data published under Open Government License (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/)
Harvest GUID
500f520c706b2133e1d04bf3cdafc0b9
Extent
Latitude: 50.7127° to °
Longitude: -6.410° to -4.6638°
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Dataset reference date
1974-10-01 (publication)
1973-10-05 (revision)
1973-10-05 (creation)
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notPlanned
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Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) (owner); Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom (custodian, distributor); Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF), Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory (originator)
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