@article {26201,
	title = {Examination of the foraging habits of Pacific harbor seal (<i>Phoca vitulina richardsi</i>) to describe their use of the Umpqua River, Oregon, and their predation on salmonids},
	journal = {Fishery Bulletin},
	volume = {102},
	number = {1},
	year = {2004},
	note = {"... the most common prey were pleuronectids, Pacific hake (Merluccius productus), Pacific stag-horn sculpin (Leptocottus armatus), osmerids, and shiner surfperch (Cymatogaster aggregata). The majority (76\%) of prey were fish that inhabit marine waters exclusively and fish found in marine and estuarine areas (e.g. anadromous spp.) which would indicate that seals forage predominantly at sea and use the estuary for resting and opportunistic feeding. Salmonid remains were encountered in 39 samples (6\%)..." (from the Abstract, p.108)},
	month = {2004},
	pages = {p.108-117},
	keywords = {Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon =  Oncorhynchus kisutch, diet, feeding behavior, Harbor seal = Phoca vitulina, Pacific hake (whiting) = Merluccius productus, Pacific staghorn sculpin = Leptocottus armatus, Shiner perch = Cymatogaster aggregate, species composition, species list, Umpqua River estuary},
	url = {https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/pdf-content/2004/1021/orr.pdf},
	author = {Orr, A.J. and Banks, A.S. and Mellman, S. and Huber, H.R. and DeLong, Robert L. and Brown, Robin F.}
}
