SEAL RESOURCES AND LINKS

Additional Seal Resource links

Atlantic Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Baikal Seal (Pusa sibirica)
Bearded Seal (Erignatus barbatuss)
Caribbean Monk Seal (Monachus tropicalis)
Caspian Seal (Pusa caspica)
Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris)
Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina)

Harp Seal (Phoca groenlandica)*
Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi)
Hooded Seal (Cystophora cristata)*
Ribbon Seal (Phoca fasciata)
Ringed Seal (Phoca hispida)
Spotted Seal (Phoca largha)*

An alphabetical list of Associations, organizations, groups and interested parties along with general information websites regarding Marine life. This is not an exhaustive listing. If there are any not here that you think should be here - please send us their details and link and we'll include them. This list is provided for the benefit of all volunteers.

		Arkive
		Fascinating and interesting site of facts and information on Grey Seals


Grey Seal Conservation Society		Grey Seal Conservation Society
		The Grey Seal Conservation Society (GCSC) is a non-profit organization, formed in April, 2004, to oppose the proposed new grey seal hunt in Nova Scotia, Canada.

		High North Alliance
		The High North Alliance was founded in 1991 as a result of cooperation by the Lofoten Regional Council and the Norwegian Whalers’ Union. The organisation was established in response to the campaigns calling for a total ban on all commercial whaling and sealing; and the even more radical ones calling for a total ban on the killing of marine mammals for any reason whatsoever.

		Joint Nature Conservation Committee (UK)
		"JNCC is the public body that advises the UK Government and devolved administrations on UK-wide and international nature conservation. Our work helps maintain and enrich biological diversity and conserve geological features. It also helps sustain natural systems, which provide the core “services” we all depend on like food, fresh water and clean air. In this way they contribute to economic growth and social well-being and are integral to sustainable development."

		North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission - NAMMC The North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission is an international body for cooperation on the conservation, management and study of marine animals in the north Atlantic. NAMMCO provides a mechanism for cooperation on conservation and management for all species of cetaceans (whales and dolphins) and pinnipeds (seals and walruses) in the region


		Seal Conservation Society
		The Seal Conservation Society, anon-profit charitable organisation was set up in the spring of 1996 with the aim of protecting and conserving pinnipeds worldwide.

		Whale Times
		The Whale Times website strives to: Be the premiere marine science resource for children and adults; Interpret and share scientific data and research; Enlighten people about the importance of science and scientific investigation; Promote STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education; Encourage and inspire students to explore science as a career;Enrich people's appreciation of the beauty and delicacy of all the world's ecosystems and inhabitants and how each impacts, touches, and interacts with the other, amongst other goals.

		Wildlife Trust (UK)
		"The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales is one of 47 Wildlife Trusts across the UK. We are the fourth largest in area, covering from Cardiff and Caerphilly in the east to Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire in the west, and include three of the West Wales islands"

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