Phoca vitulina, Harbour seal : fisheries
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Phoca vitulina   Linnaeus, 1758

Harbour seal

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Phoca vitulina

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Mammalia | Carnivora | Phocidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range Οικολογία

βαθύβιο(ς).  Temperate; 90°N - 0°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Εισαγωγές

Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, the Arctic and North America Inland Waters: Portugal, Iceland, Greenland, Canada Newfoundland, Spain, France, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Russia, UK, USA, Canada, Mexico, Alaska, Japan, Kamchatka (Ref. 1394), Br Scotland, Madeira, British Columbia, Kuril Island, Sea of Okhotsk, Gulf of California, Baltic Sea, Barents Sea, Hudson Bay (Ref. 1522); Phoca vitulina vitulina: Portugal, UK, Iceland, Greenland, Br Scotland, Norway, Madeira, Baltic Sea, Barents Sea; Phoca vitulina concolor: Canada, Hudson Bay, USA, Greenland, Iceland; Phoca vitulina richardii: Mexico, Alaska, British Columbia, USA, Gulf of California; Phoca vitulina stejnegeri: Japan, Kamchatka, Alaska, Sea of Okhotsk, Kuril Island; Phoca vitulina mellonae: Hudson Bay, James Bay. Temperate to polar regions.

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age

Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 190 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 1394); 170 cm TL (female); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 150.0 kg (Αναφ. 1394); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 150.0 kg

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Found in coastal waters of the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 1394); and whelp in groups on beaches, sandbars, and rocky reefs (Ref. 1522). Feeds on a wide variety of fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans of surface, mid-water and benthic habitats (Ref. 1394). It is preyed upon by the great white shark (Ref. 32140). Found in coastal waters of the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 1394); and whelp in groups on beaches, sandbars, and rocky reefs (Ref. 1522). Also for resting, moulting and lactation during low tides. Typically perform U-shaped dives. Leave the coast on foraging trips to deeper offshore waters where prey is abundant (Ref. 96347). Feeds on a wide variety of fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans of surface, mid-water and benthic habitats (Ref. 1394).

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | Larvae

Main reference Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber 1993 FAO species Identification Guide: Marine Mammals of the World. Rome, FAO. 320 p. + 587 figures. (Αναφ. 1394)

IUCN Red List Status (Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 04 January 2016

CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Αναφ. 116361)


Threat to humans

Human uses

αλιεία: Εμπορικό(ά)
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Αφθονία
Life cycle
Αναπαραγωγή
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Eggs
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Larvae
Distribution
Physiology
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Αναφορές

Διαδικτυακές πηγές

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(αλιεία: species profile; publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Δέντρο Ζωής | Wikipedia (Go, αναζήτηση) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 3.4 - 11.2, mean 8.7 (based on 1375 cells).
Ελαστικότητα (Ref. 69278): Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (K=0.09-0.4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Αναφ. 71543): High to very high vulnerability (74 of 100).
Price category (Αναφ. 80766): Unknown.