Trends and potential interactions between pinnipeds and fisheries of new England and the U.S. west coast.(Illustration)

From: Marine Fisheries Review | Date: September 22, 2000| Author: Baraff, Lisa S.; Loughlin, Thomas R. | Copyright information

Long-term trends in the abundance and distribution of several pinniped species and commercially important fisheries of New England and the contiguous U.S. west coast are reviewed, and their actual and potential interactions discussed. Emphasis is on biological interactions or competition. The pinnipeds include the western North Atlantic stock of harbor seals, Phoca vitulina concolor; western North Atlantic gray seals, Halochoerus grypus; the U.S. stock of California sea lions, Zalophus cali...

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