Seals and Walrus

A recent review by Kuletz and colleagues, titled “A review of climate change impacts on migration patterns of marine vertebrates in Arctic and Subarctic ecosystems”, was published in [...]

A recent study by Kovacs and colleagues, titled “Climate warming impacts on ringed seal breeding habitat in Svalbard”, was published in Ecological Modelling in July 2024. In this [...]

A new article by Hamilton and colleagues, titled “Large decline in hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) pup production off of northeastern Newfoundland in 2012 and 2017”, has been [...]

A new note by Metić and Garagouni, titled “Estimates of Pinniped abundance in the North Atlantic of relevance to NAMMCO”, has been published in the NAMMCO Scientific Publications [...]

A recent study by Cubaynes and colleagues, titled “Walruses from space: walrus counts in simultaneous remotely piloted aircraft system versus very high-resolution satellite imagery”, [...]

A recent study by Nater and colleagues, titled “Harvest sustainability assessments need rethinking under climate change: A ringed seal (Pusa hispida) case study from Svalbard, [...]

A recent study by Vacquié‐Garcia and colleagues, titled “Foraging habits of Northwest Atlantic hooded seals over the past 30 years: Future habitat suitability under global warming” [...]

When whales, dolphins, or porpoises strand, it can provide critical information about ocean health, pollution, and disease. Reporting strandings helps scientists collect data on the causes, [...]

A new study by Schiøtt and colleagues explores the dive patterns and prey selection of the ringed seal (Pusa hispida) in Kangia (Ilulissat Icefjord), Greenland. The study, titled “The diet [...]

Lonnie Mikkelsen and co-authors (2024) investigated the behaviour of 40 male walruses (Odobenus rosmarus), which they tagged with GPSs in the Svalbard Archipelago. The aim of this study was to [...]