Seals and Walrus

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 [...]

Hunting marine mammals often occurs in challenging conditions, and ensuring animal welfare should be a critical consideration during these hunts. NAMMCO, through its Committee on Hunting Methods, [...]

The Benchmark Workshop for Harp and Hooded Seals (WKBSEALS) was held from the 22nd to the 26th of May 2023 at the ICES headquarters in Copenhagen, co-chaired by Alejandro Buren (Argentina) and [...]

The NAMMCO Panarctic Bearded Seal Workshop (BSWS) was held online from the 21st to the 23rd of March 2023, co-Chaired by Peter Boveng (NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center) and Christian Lydersen [...]

The Coastal Seals Working Group (CSWG) met from the 8th to the 11th of May 2023 at the Greenland Representation in Copenhagen, under the Chairmanship of Kjell Tormod Nilssen (IMR, Norway) and [...]

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In a recent paper, “Origin and expansion of the world’s most widespread pinniped: Range-wide population genomics of the harbour seal (Phoca vitulina)”, the author Xiaodong Liu in collaboration [...]

We are excited to announce the publication of a new paper published in Volume 12 of the NAMMCO Scientific Publications series – Marine Mammals in the North Atlantic. The paper, The Icelandic [...]

It is our pleasure to announce the publication of a new literature review published in Volume 12 of the NAMMCO Scientific Publications series – Marine Mammals in the North Atlantic. The review [...]

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