Estimates of Pinniped abundance in the North Atlantic of relevance to NAMMCO

Authors

  • Marina Metic NAMMCO
  • Maria Garagouni NAMMCO

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7557/3.7974

Keywords:

Pinniped species, Abundance estimate, NAMMCO, North Atlantic

Abstract

No abstract

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Metic, M., & Garagouni, M. (2024). Estimates of Pinniped abundance in the North Atlantic of relevance to NAMMCO. NAMMCO Scientific Publications, 13. https://doi.org/10.7557/3.7974

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