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Behaviour of seals in fish traps
Published: 07 February 2017
Linda Calamnius, doctoral student at SLU Aqua, has investigated how seals behave when they visit set traps. The experiments suggest that the seals take turns in staying in a specific part of the trap, and that there is a hierarchy among the individuals.
To be able to draw reliable conclusions of the trials, they should be expanded. Read more in Linda Calamnius' essay, Aqua Introductory Research Essay 2017: 1 Behaviour of gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) and Their Prey and near the set traps.
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