Common Harbour Seals in the Wadden Sea in 2000

Again in 2000, coordinated counts of common seals in the entire Wadden Sea were carried out. During simultaneous aerial surveys, the following results were obtained. The maximum total number of counted seals amounted to 17,000, of which 2,140 were counted in Denmark, 6,300 in Schleswig-Holstein, 5,230 in Lower Saxony and 3,330 in the Netherlands. The total maximum number of pups counted was 3,610.

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