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

Publisher
Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Updated
2 June 2025
Topic
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Summary

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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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
30 April 2025
Harvest GUID
500f520c706b2133e1d04bf3cdafc0b9
Extent (Latitude)
50.7127° to 49.8667°
Extent (Longitude)
-6.410° to -4.6638°
Dataset reference date (publication)
1974-10-01
Dataset reference date (revision)
1973-10-05
Dataset reference date (creation)
1973-10-05
Frequency of update
notPlanned
Access constraints
Data published under Open Government License (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/)
Responsible party
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)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng