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Entanglement of Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) in man-made debris at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, 2006/07

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Document Number:
SC-CAMLR-XXVI/BG/20
Author(s):
Delegation of the United Kingdom
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Admin Admin (CCAMLR Secretariat)
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Abstract

The results of the eleventh annual survey of entanglement of Antarctic fur seals at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands are reported for the 2006/2007 summer season. There was 1 sighting of a seal wearing a neck collar of man-made debris. Data are compared with results from a parallel study undertaken at Bird Island, South Georgia in 2006/07.