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Haulout and associated behaviour of the Harbour Seal ( Phoca Vitulina) in Barkley Sound

Based on observations of the harbour seal (Phoca Vitulina), at Baeria Rocks and the Geer Islands , BC, a model outlining aspects of haul-out and behaviour is proposed. Seal haul-out and activity levels peak at loew tides. A seconfd peak of activituy is observed at high tide. —— A report done by Allison M. Peacock,

Field Study of the Harbor Seal ( Phoca vitulina) ER #24

24AugustGarry Fletcher24, Field Notes, Reports, ResearchHarbor seal, K.S.Norris, marine mammals, N.W.Pollock, phoca vitulina

Naturalistic behavior studies are expensive time-wise and tend to yield relatively small amounts of scientifically pure data those which are easily measured and repeatable when compares to other methods of study. When compared to other methods of study at least partially due to this phenomenon, there appears to be a paucity of data published on