@article{Born_Teilmann_Riget_1998, title={Abundance of ringed seals (<i>Phoca hispida</i>) in the Kong Oscars Fjord, Scoresby Sund and adjacent areas in eastern Greenland}, volume={1}, url={https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2985}, DOI={10.7557/3.2985}, abstractNote={&lt;p&gt;With the purpose of determining the distribution and abundance of ringed seals (&lt;em&gt;Phoca hispida&lt;/em&gt;) hauling out on the ice, systematic strip census aerial surveys were flown in the Kong Oscars Fjord, Scoresby Sund and adjacent areas (between approximately 70°N and 72°30&#039;N in eastern Greenland) from 7 to 13 June 1984. The study area comprised approximately 18,500 km2 mainly covered with smooth one-year-old shore-fast ice. The survey effort was concentrated in the afternoon during the presumed peak haul-out period. Main emphasis was given to surveying the Kong Oscars Fjord/Davy Sund and the Scoresby Sund/Hurry Fjord areas which were surveyed twice. Average densities in various sub-areas varied between 0.3 and 2.9 seals/km2 and were similar to&lt;br /&gt;those reported from other Arctic areas. No significant differences in densities were found between sets of surveys of the same sub-areas. The mean density (2.00 seals/km2, SD=0.22) in the Scoresby Sund area was significantly higher than that found in Kong Oscars Fjord (1.04 seals/km\ SD=0.15) probably reflecting a higher overall marine productivity in Scoresby Sund. The sum of the point estimates of the visible part of the population in the different sub-areas was 28,882 seals.&lt;/p&gt;}, journal={NAMMCO Scientific Publications}, author={Born, E W and Teilmann, J and Riget, F}, year={1998}, month={Jun.}, pages={152–166} }