Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) COSEWIC assessment and status report
Official title: COSEWIC assessment and update status report on the Harbour Seal Atlantic and Eastern Arctic subspecies and Lacs des Loups Marins subspecies in Canada COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Atlantic and Eastern Arctic subspecies (Phoca vitulina concolor) Lacs des Loups Marins subspecies (Phoca vitulina mellonae) in Canada
Table of contents
- Assessment Summary
- Executive Summary
- Species Information
- Distribution
- Habitat
- Biology
- Population Sizes and Trends
- Limiting Factors and Threats
- Special Significance of the Species
- Existing Protection or Other Status Designations
- Technical Summary – Phoca vitulina concolor
- Technical Summary – Phoca vitulina mellonae
- Acknowledgements
- Authorities Consulted
- Information Sources
- Biographical Summary of Report Writers
Atlantic and Eastern Arctic subspecies – not at risk
Lacs des Loups Marins subspecies – endangered
COSEWIC status reports are working documents used in assigning the status of wildlife species suspected of being at risk. This report may be cited as follows:
COSEWIC. 2007. COSEWIC assessment and update status report on the harbour seal Atlantic and Eastern Arctic subspecies Phoca vitulina concolor and Lacs des Loups Marins subspecies Phoca vitulina mellonae in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. vii + 40 pp.
Previous reports
COSEWIC. 1999. (unpublished report). COSEWIC assessment and status report on the harbour seal Atlantic and Eastern Arctic subspecies Phoca vitulina in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. x + 25 pp.
Smith, J. Richard. 1996. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the harbour seal Lacs des Loups Marins subspecies Phoca vitulina mellonae in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. 17 pp.
Production note
COSEWIC would like to acknowledge Rick Smith for writing the update status report on the harbour seal, Atlantic and Eastern Arctic subspecies, Phoca vitulina concolor, and Lacs des Loups Marins subspecies, Phoca vitulina mellonae, in Canada, prepared under contract with Environment Canada, overseen and edited by Dr. Andrew Trites, Co-chair, COSEWIC Marine Mammals Specialist Subcommittee.
For additional copies contact:
COSEWIC Secretariat
c/o Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0H3
Tel.: 819-953-3215
Fax: 819-994-3684
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COSEWIC Website
Également disponible en français sous le titre Évaluation et Rapport de situation du COSEPAC sur le phoque commun de la sous-espèce Atlantique et Arctique (Phoca vitulina concolor) et de la sous-espèce Lacs des Loups Marins (Phoca vitulina mellonae) au Canada – Mise à jour.
Cover illustration
Harbour Seal – Provided by S. Stevens
©Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2008.
Catalogue No. CW69-14/78-2008E-PDF
ISBN 978-0-662-48449-3
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