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Harbour seal Phoca vitulina movement patterns in the high-Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, Norway
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014-09-03)
Harbour seals Phoca vitulina are mainly considered a temperate species, but the
world’s northernmost population resides year-round in the high-Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. In
this study we document post-moulting at-sea movements of 30 individuals from this population
using satellite relay data loggers deployed in the autumns of 2009 and 2010. All of the seals
showed a strong preference for ...
Drones and marine mammals in Svalbard, Norway
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-14)
The impact of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) on
marine mammals remains poorly documented despite their
increasing use. In the high-Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard, where
marine mammals face increasing pressure from climate change
and expanding tourism, the use of RPAS remains largely
unregulated. In this study we assessed the impacts of RPAS
across a range of species to provide ...