Seal
Layer Seal.png
Layer Info
Category Ecology
Sub-category Birds and mammals

Description

Habitat: Bathydemersal
Main role: Predator
Trophic level: 5

Diet: Grey seals feed mostly on sandeels, but the diet of harbour seal is more variable with relatively high proportions of gadoids, flatfish and coastal demersal fish such as gobies, bullrout, and dragonets.

Threats: Seals are sensitive to pollution, coastal disturbances, and entanglement in marine debris.

MSP Challenge

Seal are at the top of the food chain, eating mostly sandeel, sprat and flatfish.

Return to birds and mammals.

Types

  • Very Low Density
  • Low Density
  • Medium Density
  • High Density
  • Very High Density

Metadata

Data Source

Enter data source for North Sea here.

Original Title

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Description

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Creation Date

yyyy-mm-dd North Sea

Methodology

Enter here how the layer was prepared to be integrated into the MSP Challenge North Sea Edition.

Types

  • Very low density
  • Low density
  • Medium density
  • High density
  • Very high density

Metadata

Data Source

Enter data source for Baltic Sea here.

Original Title

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Description

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Creation Date

yyyy-mm-dd Baltic Sea

Methodology

Coming soon

Types

  • Extremely Low
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Extra High

Metadata

Data Source

Enter data source for Clyde Marine Region here.

Original Title

Enter name of the layer at the source.


Description

Enter the description of the Clyde Marine Region dataset here.

Creation Date

yyyy-mm-dd Clyde Marine Region

Methodology

Enter here how the layer was prepared to be integrated into the MSP Challenge.


Types

Adriatic Sea types here

Metadata

Data Source

Enter data source for Adriatic Sea here.

Original Title

Enter name of the layer at the Adriatic Sea source.

Description

Enter the description of the Adriatic Sea dataset here.

Creation Date

yyyy-mm-dd Adriatic Sea

Methodology

Enter here how the layer was prepared to be integrated into the MSP Challenge Adriatic Sea Edition.

Types

Eastern Mediterranean Sea types here

Metadata

Data Source

Enter data source for Eastern Mediterranean Sea here.

Original Title

Enter name of the layer at the Eastern Mediterranean Sea source.

Description

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Creation Date

yyyy-mm-dd Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Methodology

Enter here how the layer was prepared to be integrated into the MSP Challenge Eastern Mediterranean Sea Edition.

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