TitleAssessment of pinniped populations in Oregon: April 1984 to April 1985
Publication TypeReport
Year of Publication1988
AuthorsBrown, Robin F.
Secondary TitleNWAFC Processed Report
Volumeno.88-05
Pagination44 p.
InstitutionNational Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest and Alaska Fisheries Center
CitySeattle, Wa.
Call NumberOSU Libraries: Guin SH11.A5 N61, Digital Open Access
KeywordsCalifornia sea lion = Zalophus californianus, Harbor seal = Phoca vitulina, marine mammals, northern elephant seal = Mirounga angustirostris, population biology, population count, Steller sea lion = Eumetopias jubatus
NotesDiscusses haulout locations, seasonal patterns in haulout site use, seal pup production, fishery interactions of pinnipeds, recommends further research. The Umpqua River seems to have produced more harbor seal pups in 1984 than any other area in Oregon (23.5%). "Tillamook Bay and the Umpqua River provide the typically protected inland waters used as pupping sites in many areas." (p.11)
URLhttps://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/p5547s19s