USD 5 Assessing the impact of the observed and estimated levels of mortality on seal populations at a local, national and international level [symple_toggle title=”Summary”] Aerial surveys have detected alarming…
USD 4 Examining the distribution of observed carcasses to identify biological and oceanographic patterns and distribution of potential causes to assess the patterns of risk associated with these unexplained seal deaths…
USD 3 Testing the hypothetical reasons for inappropriate responses to the candidate mechanisms for the unexplained seal deaths [symple_toggle title=”Summary”] The primary aim of this investigation was to establish…
Testing the hypothetical link between shipping and unexplained seal deaths [symple_toggle title=”Summary”] This investigation was driven by the need to determine the cause of spiral lacerations in seals; a cause of…
Preliminary report on predation by adult grey seals on grey seal pups as a possible explanation for corkscrew injury patterns seen in the unexplained seal deaths: addendum [symple_toggle title=”Summary”] This is a…
Current state of knowledge of the extent, causes and population effects of unusual mortality events in Scottish seals. [symple_toggle title=”Summary”] This report summarises the available information on a newly…