Ringed Seal Working Group Meeting (RSWG)

The NAMMCO Ringed Seal Working Group (RSWG) will meet online the 16th of November chaired by Aqqalu Rosing-Asvid (Greenland Institute of Natural Resources & Chair of the NAMMCO Scientific Committee).

Ringed seal experts from Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Norway are invited to participate and discuss current knowledge and recommendations for research, conservation and management of ringed seals in the NAMMCO management areas.

Meeting Documents

01 – Agenda

02 – List of Participants

03 – List of Documents

Working and For Information Documents (password protected and only available to participants)

NAMMCO Panarctic Bearded Seal Workshop

The NAMMCO Panarctic Bearded Seal Workshop (BSWS) was held in online format on March 21 – 23, 2023. The meeting was co-chaired online by Peter Boveng (NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center) and Christian Lydersen (Norwegian Polar Institute). The purpose and objective of this Workshop were:

Purpose:

• To review new information since 2010 (Cameron et al. 2010) and, based on all the information available, assess the status and trends of the species throughout its range and identify threats and critical knowledge gaps.

Objectives:

• Consider new knowledge from 2010-present (since the Cameron et al. 2010 review of bearded seals)
• Examine progress in defining stock structure by exploring:
  • Outcomes of new genetic analysis; and
  • Other data informing stock structure (e.g., Indigenous knowledge, distribution and movements, hunting patterns, vocalizations, etc.).
• Review and assess population/stock abundance, trends, status, health, and condition.