Phoca Vitulina Research Paper

P.vitulina is a mammal. The color of the Phoca vitulina varies, but it is usually a brown or grayish color. The Phoca vitulina is native to the Western United States, Northern Baja California, Northeast Asia, Japan, Greenland, Iceland, and Northern Europe. Because of its diverse areas that it lives in, harbor seals appearance of the harbor may differ depending on its habitat s. The adult male Harbor Seals height varies from 1.6-1.9 meters long and can weigh from about 70-150 kg. Adult females’ height varies from 1.5-1.7 meters and weigh from 60-110 kg. Newborn seals height varied from 82-98 centimeters and weigh from 8-12 kg these pups will grow gradually and slowly during their lives

There used to be much hunting of Phoca vitulina because it was thought that they competed with fisheries. Today, mass hunting of Phoca vitulina is mostly prohibited in the U.S. However, hunting is allowed for Alaska’s indigenous peoples because that is what they eat. Also, the population of Phoca vitulina in the Baltic Sea has greatly decreased because of an extermination program. In Norway, there is a yearly quota set on the catching of Phoca vitulina. There have also been many viral outbreaks that have affected Atlantic populations of Phoca vitulina, as well as an outbreak of phocine distemper in Europe. Also, since many populations of P. Vitulina come ashore in heavily populated areas, they are exposed to a threat posed by wild land animals and pets such as dogs. The population of harbor seals has been gradually decreasing in La
While the Harbor seal inhabits far away places like the Baltic and Northern seas there are 40,000 harbor seals in California and 9,000 in Southern California. Harbor seals are one of three sea creatures that are pinnipeds. The other 2 are walruses and sea lions. They are true seals, which means they do not have visible ear