Report of Gulf of Maine aquaculture-pinniped interaction task force

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• Corporate Authors:
  United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Office of Protected Resources
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; OPR (Office of Protected Resources)
• Description:
  The salmon aquaculture industry in the northeastern United States has grown substantially in the last decade, and SO have regional populations of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and gray seals (Halichoerus grypus). The seals are known to occasionally attack the pens in which the cultured salmon are held. Industry proponents have claimed the losses caused by the seals are substantial and the frequency of attacks has increased in recent years.
• Keywords:
  Aquaculture Control Mortality Pinnipedia Salmon United States Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments Of 1994 Wildlife Depredation Wildlife Pests United States Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments Of 1994 Wildlife Depredation Wildlife Pests

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• Format:
  pdf
• Document Type:
  Non-series Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maine, Gulf of
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC0 Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5591d9c481765dec35243ef8ae2cb6e4095646a2c8f905ae5dc9dc17a3620927bc5ac056862a32e6d80b0f4f2e4319a488e43107e6959391127420dd24bf45e6
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/71577/noaa_71577_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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