{"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":"2026-02-05T23:40:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T23:40:35","slug":"scos-reports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/scos\/scos-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"SCOS Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>These reports provide scientific advice on matters related to the management of seal populations. Each year&#8217;s begins with some general information on British seals and their status before addressing specific questions raised by regulators and stakeholders.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-1999.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 1999<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-1998.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 1998<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-1997.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 1997<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-1996.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 1996<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/biology.st-andrews.ac.uk\/smru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/SCOS-1995.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCOS 1995<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a 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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These reports provide scientific advice on matters related to the management of seal populations. 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