Monitoring of Common seals in the Wadden Sea of Lower Saxony 2009 (UIG) Monitoring of Common seals in the Wadden Sea of Lower Saxony 2009

Collection of seal stock in the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea in 2009. The seal stock in the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea is determined annually. For this purpose, count flights are carried out during the summer months (May — September). During these months birth, rearing of young animals and hair changes in seals take place. The counts are carried out in low water. At this time the seals rest on the dry berths. The counts are trilaterally coordinated via the ‘Seal Management Plan’. The data is part of the Trilateral Monitoring and Assessment Program (TMAP). Monitoring of Common Seals in the Wadden Sea of Lower Saxony 2009. The common seal population in the Wadden Sea of Lower Saxony is annually determined by aerial surveys at low tides during the summer months (May — September). In This Period Whelping, Nursing and Moulting of the Seals Take Place. The counts are trilaterally coordinated according to the ‘Seal Management Plan’; the data are part of the Trilateral Monitoring and Assessment Program (TMAP).