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SNH Research Report 759 - front cover

NatureScot Commissioned Report 759: Surveys of harbour and grey seals on the east, north and north-west coast of Scotland and in Orkney, including the Moray Firth and the Firth of Tay, in August 2013

20 Aug, 2014

The harbour seal survey of Orkney and the east, north and north-west coasts of Scotland undertaken by the Sea Mammal Research Unit in 2013 shows that the numbers of harbour seals in Orkney and the Firth of Tay, in particular, continue to decline and the numbers in both these areas are at their lowest ever recorded levels

Commissioned/Research report