Entanglement of grey seals Halichoerus grypus at a haul out site in Cornwall, UK

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2815-2819

  Allen, Rebecca ^a   Jarvis, Dan ^c   Sayer, Sue ^b   Mills, Cheryl ^d  

^a Trenance Gardens ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Copperleaf Cottage ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c British Divers Marine Life Rescue   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Debris; Entanglement; Grey; Halichoerus; Net; Seal

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL MEAN; CORNWALL; ENGLAND; ENTANGLEMENT; GREY; GREY SEAL; HALICHOERUS; HAUL-OUT SITES; HIGH RATE; MARINE DEBRIS; MARINE SPECIES; MORTALITY RATE; NET; PHOTO IDENTIFICATION; POTENTIAL THREATS; WELFARE ISSUES;

DEBRIS; SEALS;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; MORTALITY; PINNIPED;

ANIMAL TRAPPING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTANGLEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FATALITY; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; NONHUMAN; SEAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; ENGLAND; FISHERIES; SEALS, EARLESS; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

CORNWALL [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; HALICHOERUS; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS;

EID: 84870253559     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.09.005     Document Type: Article

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