Harbor Seals
Harbor Seals in Alaska
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Analyses
- Analysis of population genetic structure in Alaskan harbor seals as a framework for the identification of management stocks, 2003.
Research
- National Marine Mammal Laboratory Harbor Seal Research
- State of Alaska, Dept. of Fish and Game Harbor Seal Research
- Harbor seal population decline in the Aleutian Archipelago, Small et al., Marine Mammal Science, October 2008
- Space–time zero-inflated count models of Harbor seals, Jay M. Ver Hoef and John K. Jansen, Wiley InterScience, August 2007
- Spatial modeling of haul-out site use by harbor seals in Cook Inlet, Alaska, R. A. Montgomery et al., Marine Ecology Progress Series, July 2007
- Comparison of survey methods for estimating abundance of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in glacial fjords, NOAA Fish Bulletin, John L. Bengtson et al., 2007
- Disturbance of harbor seals by cruise ships in Disenchantment Bay, Alaska: An Investigation at Three Spatial and Temporal Scales, John K. Jansen et al., February 2006
- Declines in Harbor Seal (Phoca Vitulina) Numbers in Glacier Bay National Park, 1992-2002, Elizabeth Mathews et al., January 2006
- Macrogeographic structure and patterns of genetic diversity in harbor seals from Alaska to Japan, Journal of Mammalogy, 2002.
- Stock structure of harbor seals more finely scaled than Stock Assessment Reports indicate (2002)
Reports
Co-Management
- Harbor Seal Co-Management Action Plan between the Alaska Native Harbor Seal Commission and the National Marine Fisheries Service, 2001
- Agreement between the Alaska Native Harbor Seal Commission and the National Marine Fisheries Service, 1999
- Alaska Native Harbor Seal Commission
- Abstract: Subsistence Harvest of Harbor Seal and Sea Lion by Alaska Natives in 1998
- American Indian and Alaska Native Policy, March 1995
Related Information
- General Description
- Harbor Seal Description
- List of NMFS registered tanners
- News Release: Don't Touch That Seal Pup