Six Year Assessment of Abundance and Distribution of Harbor Seals and Gray Seals in the Acadia National Park Area

Richardson DT. 1977. Six Year Assessment of Abundance and Distribution of Harbor Seals and Gray Seals in the Acadia National Park Area. National Park Service

FIELD WORK: Counts were in May, June, July, and September; 1971, 1972, 1977. Noted that seal numbers doubled from 1972 to 1977 mostly on offshore islands. In 1977 Gray Seals were noted near Petit Manan Reef, East Bunker Ledge, Green Islands, Little Duck Island, and John Island Dry Ledge for a total of 10 seals. Recommends that seal numbers should be monitored every few years . /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /MOUNT DESERT ISLAND/Somes Sound/SCHOODIC PENINSULA/Schoodic Point/ISLE AU HAUT/ISLANDS/Frenchman Bay/Jericho Bay/Blue Hill Bay/Eastern Ear/White Horse/Great Spoon Island/Schoodic Island/Little Duck Island/John Island/Heron Island/Egg Rock/Seawall/John Island/Ship Island/Pond Island/Hardwood Island/Green Island

Type
Unpublished Report
Authors
Richardson, David
Date of Issue
1977
Publisher
National Park Service
Units
ACAD
Keywords
Blue Hill Bay, Distribution, Eastern Ear, Egg Rock, Frenchman Bay, Great Spoon Island, Green Island, Hardwood Island, Heron Island, Islands, Isle Au Haut, Jericho Bay, John Island, Little Duck Island, Marine Mammals, Mount Desert Island, Pond Island, Population Density, Schoodic Island, Schoodic Peninsula, Schoodic Point, Seawall, Ship Island, Somes Sound, White Horse

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