Sökning: "harbour seal"

Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade orden harbour seal.

  1. 1. Seals and fisheries: a study of the conflict and some possible solutions

    Författare :Sara Königson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; seals and fisheries; grey seal; coastal fisheries; harbour seal; seal-safe fishing gear;

    Sammanfattning : Interaction between seals and fisheries along the Swedish coast has serious environmental and economic consequences. This thesis describes the conflict as it affects four different small-scale coastal fisheries; the eel fisheries on the west coast, the herring fisheries and salmon fisheries in the northern Baltic and the cod fisheries in the central Baltic. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Ecology, tourism and management of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina)

    Författare :Sandra M. Granquist; Anders Angerbjörn; Per-Åke Nilsson; Hrefna Sigurjónsdóttir; Arne Bjørge; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Harbour seals; Phoca vitulina; ecology; tourism; wildlife; disturbance; zoologisk ekologi; Animal Ecology;

    Sammanfattning : In cases where human and wildlife are co-using the same geographical areas and resources, management issues often get complex and stakeholder conflicts are common. The Icelandic harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) population is rapidly decreasing, but direct culling of seals still occurs. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Ecology and Conservation of the Baltic Proper Harbour Porpoise

    Författare :Ida Carlén; Anders Angerbjörn; Julia Carlström; Martin Biuw; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Harbour porpoise; Baltic Sea; distribution; abundance; bycatch; conservation policy; zoologisk ekologi; Animal Ecology;

    Sammanfattning : The Baltic Proper harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) population is listed by IUCN as Critically Endangered, but conservation action has been lacking for decades, partly due to very limited knowledge on important ecological parameters such as distribution range and abundance. This thesis provides some of the information needed for implementing effective conservation. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Harbour seals (Phoca Vitulina) and tourists in Iceland : Who´s watching who?

    Författare :Sandra Granquist; Anders Angerbjörn; Tom Arnbom; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Animal Ecology; zooekologi; etologi; Ethology;

    Sammanfattning : Wildlife tourism is at the moment a fast growing sector in the tourism industry. Therefore, there is a need for balancing the protecting of wildlife with the right of tourists and operators to use nature as a resource. Mutual exchange and acceptance of research results between biological- and tourism research has until recently been scarce. LÄS MER