{"id":3076,"date":"2021-04-13T23:01:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T23:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synergy.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/?page_id=3076"},"modified":"2026-04-06T16:49:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:49:52","slug":"scos-reports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/scos\/scos-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"SCOS Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>These reports provide yearly scientific advice on matters related to the management of seal populations. Each one begins with some general information on British seals and their status before addressing specific questions raised by regulators and stakeholders that particular year.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-1&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-1\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Reports 2025 to 2010<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-1\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/02\/SCOS-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/05\/SCOS-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/scos-2023-interim-advice-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2023 (Interim Advice)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/SCOS-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/SCOS-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/06\/SCOS-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/08\/SCOS-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/SCOS-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2018<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/01\/SCOS-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2017<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/04\/SCOS-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2016<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2015<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2014<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2013<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2012<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2011<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2010<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-2&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-2\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Pre-2010 Reports<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-2\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-2009.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2009<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-2008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2008<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-2007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2007<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-2006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2006<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-2005.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2005<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-2004.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2004<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-2003.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2003<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-2002.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2002<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-2001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2001<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/06\/SCOS-2000.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 2000<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a 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href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-1994.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 1994<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-1993.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 1993<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-1992.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 1992<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-1990.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 1990<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These reports provide yearly scientific advice on matters related to the management of seal 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