Subsistence harvest of ringed, bearded, spotted, and ribbon seals in Alaska is sustainable

In 2012, climate-warming related decreases in sea ice led to listings of ringed Pusa hispida and bearded seals Erignathus barbatus as threatened under the United States Endangered Species Act (ESA) prior to evidence of population declines. These and 2 other ice-associated species (spotted Phoca larg...

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Main Authors: MA Nelson, LT Quakenbush, BD Taras, Committee Ice Seal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inter-Research 2019-09-01
Series:Endangered Species Research
Online Access:https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v40/p1-16/