Trends in Stranding and By-Catch Rates of Gray and Harbor Seals along the Northeastern Coast of the United States: Evidence of Divergence in the Abundance of Two Sympatric Phocid Species?

David W. Johnston; Jaime Frungillo; Ainsley Smith; Katie Moore; Brian Sharp; Janelle Schuh; Andrew J. Read

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0131660

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Trends in Stranding and By-Catch Rates of Gray and Harbor Seals along the Northeastern Coast of the United States: Evidence of Divergence in the Abundance of Two Sympatric Phocid Species?

David W. Johnston ,

* E-mail: david.johnston@duke.edu

Affiliation Division of Marine Science and Conservation, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University of Marine Laboratory, 135 Duke Marine Lab Rd., Beaufort, NC, 28516, United States of America
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Jaime Frungillo,

Affiliation Division of Marine Science and Conservation, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University of Marine Laboratory, 135 Duke Marine Lab Rd., Beaufort, NC, 28516, United States of America
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Ainsley Smith,

Affiliations Division of Marine Science and Conservation, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University of Marine Laboratory, 135 Duke Marine Lab Rd., Beaufort, NC, 28516, United States of America, Integrated Statistics, 16 Sumner Street, Woods Hole, MA, 02543, United States of America
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Katie Moore,

Affiliation International Fund for Animal Welfare, Marine Mammal Rescue and Research Program, 290 Summer St., Yarmouth Port, MA, 02675, United States of America
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Brian Sharp,

Affiliation International Fund for Animal Welfare, Marine Mammal Rescue and Research Program, 290 Summer St., Yarmouth Port, MA, 02675, United States of America
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Janelle Schuh,

Affiliation Animal Rescue Program, Sea Research Foundation, 55 Coogan Blvd., Mystic, CT, 06355-1997, United States of America
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Andrew J. Read

Affiliation Division of Marine Science and Conservation, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University of Marine Laboratory, 135 Duke Marine Lab Rd., Beaufort, NC, 28516, United States of America
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Trends in Stranding and By-Catch Rates of Gray and Harbor Seals along the Northeastern Coast of the United States: Evidence of Divergence in the Abundance of Two Sympatric Phocid Species?

David W. Johnston,
Jaime Frungillo,
Ainsley Smith,
Katie Moore,
Brian Sharp,
Janelle Schuh,
Andrew J. Read

Published: July 22, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131660

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