SHARK - National environmental monitoring of Harbour seal in Sweden since 1988
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
Description
The national monitoring program was initiated by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and is now financed by the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management.
The monitoring is performed by the Swedish Museum of Natural History. Data is stored in the database SHARK, hosted and maintained by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Monitoring of seals is performed by counting seals from land, ship or airplane.
More information is available in Swedish at https://www.havochvatten.se/hav/samordning--fakta/miljoovervakning/miljoovervakningens-programomrade-kust-och-hav/delprogram-sal-och-havsorn.html
Taxonomic range
Kingdoms covered include: Animalia.
Geographic range
Sweden
Number of specimens in the collection
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