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HARP SEAL [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-09-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Environmental Management
- Commercial Fishing
- Hunting and Sport Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- non-reported removal
1, record 1, English, non%2Dreported%20removal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A population model was used to examine changes in the size of the Northwest Atlantic harp seal population between 1952 and 2014. The model incorporated information on reproductive rates, reported removals, estimates of non-reported removals and losses through bycatch in other fisheries to determine the population trajectory. 1, record 1, English, - non%2Dreported%20removal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
non-reported removal: designation usually used in the plural. 2, record 1, English, - non%2Dreported%20removal
Record 1, Key term(s)
- non-reported removals
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Gestion environnementale
- Pêche commerciale
- Chasse et pêche sportive
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prélèvement non déclaré
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9l%C3%A8vement%20non%20d%C3%A9clar%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un modèle de population a été utilisé pour examiner les changements dans la taille de la population de phoques du Groenland de l'Atlantique Nord-Ouest entre 1952 et 2014. Le modèle intègre des informations sur les taux de reproduction, les prélèvements déclarés, les estimations des prélèvements non déclarés et les pertes dans les prises accessoires dans d'autres pêcheries pour déterminer la trajectoire de la population. 1, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9l%C3%A8vement%20non%20d%C3%A9clar%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
prélèvement non déclaré : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9l%C3%A8vement%20non%20d%C3%A9clar%C3%A9
Record 1, Key term(s)
- prélèvements non déclarés
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-09-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Environmental Management
- Commercial Fishing
- Hunting and Sport Fishing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- reported removal
1, record 2, English, reported%20removal
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A population model was used to examine changes in the size of the Northwest Atlantic harp seal population between 1952 and 2014. The model incorporated information on reproductive rates, reported removals, estimates of non-reported removals and losses through bycatch in other fisheries to determine the population trajectory. 2, record 2, English, - reported%20removal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
reported removal: designation usually used in the plural. 3, record 2, English, - reported%20removal
Record 2, Key term(s)
- reported removals
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Gestion environnementale
- Pêche commerciale
- Chasse et pêche sportive
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- prélèvement déclaré
1, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9l%C3%A8vement%20d%C3%A9clar%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un modèle de population a été utilisé pour examiner les changements dans la taille de la population de phoques du Groenland de l'Atlantique Nord-Ouest entre 1952 et 2014. Le modèle intègre des informations sur les taux de reproduction, les prélèvements déclarés, les estimations des prélèvements non déclarés et les pertes dans les prises accessoires dans d'autres pêcheries pour déterminer la trajectoire de la population. 2, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9l%C3%A8vement%20d%C3%A9clar%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
prélèvement déclaré : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel. 3, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9l%C3%A8vement%20d%C3%A9clar%C3%A9
Record 2, Key term(s)
- prélèvements déclarés
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2020-06-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- harp seal
1, record 3, English, harp%20seal
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Greenland seal 2, record 3, English, Greenland%20seal
correct
- saddleback seal 2, record 3, English, saddleback%20seal
correct
- ice-lover from Greenland 2, record 3, English, ice%2Dlover%20from%20Greenland
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A mammal,] native to the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean[, of] the family Phocidae. 2, record 3, English, - harp%20seal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
harp seal population 3, record 3, English, - harp%20seal
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- phoque du Groenland
1, record 3, French, phoque%20du%20Groenland
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- phoque à selle 2, record 3, French, phoque%20%C3%A0%20selle
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] mammifère carnivore, de la famille [Phocidae]. 2, record 3, French, - phoque%20du%20Groenland
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
population de phoques du Groenland 3, record 3, French, - phoque%20du%20Groenland
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- foca de Groenlandia
1, record 3, Spanish, foca%20de%20Groenlandia
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- foca arpa 2, record 3, Spanish, foca%20arpa
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] mamífero pinnípedo de la familia Phocidae, que habita en el Océano Atlántico Norte y el Océano Glacial Ártico. 2, record 3, Spanish, - foca%20de%20Groenlandia
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
población de focas de Groenlandia 3, record 3, Spanish, - foca%20de%20Groenlandia
Record 4 - internal organization data 2017-04-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- beater
1, record 4, English, beater
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A young harp seal in its first year of life which has completed its first moult to a soft spotted grey coat at an age of about 3 to 4 weeks. 1, record 4, English, - beater
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- brasseur
1, record 4, French, brasseur
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phoque du Groenland, âgé de 3 1/2 semaines à 1 an dont la mue est achevée. Son pelage de poils courts est gris argenté tacheté de noir. 1, record 4, French, - brasseur
Record 4, Key term(s)
- jeune cœur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-12-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- seal pup
1, record 5, English, seal%20pup
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- whitecoat 2, record 5, English, whitecoat
correct, see observation
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A young seal. 3, record 5, English, - seal%20pup
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
whitecoat : term generally used to refer to a newborn harp or grey seal with soft, white fur. 3, record 5, English, - seal%20pup
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A seal pup provides enough food to sustain a fox for weeks. 4, record 5, English, - seal%20pup
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- veau
1, record 5, French, veau
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- blanchon 2, record 5, French, blanchon
correct, see observation
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Jeune phoque. 3, record 5, French, - veau
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
blanchon: terme généralement utilisé pour désigner le «nouveau-né» du phoque gris et du phoque du Groenland. 3, record 5, French, - veau
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1993-01-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- ragged-jacket
1, record 6, English, ragged%2Djacket
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A young harp seal undergoing its first moult from a whitecoat to a beater, beginning at an age of about 12 days to 2 weeks. 1, record 6, English, - ragged%2Djacket
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- guenillou
1, record 6, French, guenillou
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit phoque du Groenland âgé de 2 1/2 semaines à 4, sevré et au dernier stade de sa première mue. 1, record 6, French, - guenillou
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1993-01-25
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- bedlamer
1, record 7, English, bedlamer
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A juvenile harp seal from about 1 to 5 years of age which has a spotted coat. In the early years of sexual maturity the distinctive saddle-or harp-shaped markings U-U of the adult gradually develops. 1, record 7, English, - bedlamer
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- bête de la mer
1, record 7, French, b%C3%AAte%20de%20la%20mer
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- bedlamer 2, record 7, French, bedlamer
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phoque du Groenland n'ayant pas atteint sa maturité, âgé de 1 à 5 ans et ayant un pelage tacheté. Les taches caractéristiques en forme de harpe, que le phoque adulte porte sur ses flancs, se développent graduellement. 1, record 7, French, - b%C3%AAte%20de%20la%20mer
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1993-01-25
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
- Animal Behaviour
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- whelping patch
1, record 8, English, whelping%20patch
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As soon as «Harp seal» females have finished nursing but before they leave the whelping patch they are courted by males which have been waiting nearly in large herds. 2, record 8, English, - whelping%20patch
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
- Comportement animal
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- aire de mise bas
1, record 8, French, aire%20de%20mise%20bas
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Après le sevrage des petits, mais avant de quitter l'aire de mise bas, les femelles "du phoque du Groenland" se font courtiser par les mâles, regroupés non loin de là en grands troupeaux. 1, record 8, French, - aire%20de%20mise%20bas
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1993-01-25
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- tanner
1, record 9, English, tanner
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a weaned harp seal pup during mid-stage of its first moult, white hair is loose and can be easily pulled out at approximately 16 days of age. 2, record 9, English, - tanner
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tanner pelts are used exclusively for the production of leather. 2, record 9, English, - tanner
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- tanneur
1, record 9, French, tanneur
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Jeune phoque du Groenland sevré au milieu de sa première mue, la fourrure blanche se détache facilement à environ 16 jours. 1, record 9, French, - tanneur
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les peaux de tanneurs servent exclusivement à la production du cuir. 1, record 9, French, - tanneur
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1993-01-25
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- overgang
1, record 10, English, overgang
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a weaned harp seal pup during the preparatory stage of its first moult; long white hair is still firmly attached but silver-grey beater coat has begun to appear at approximately 12 days of age. 2, record 10, English, - overgang
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- blanchon dépassé
1, record 10, French, blanchon%20d%C3%A9pass%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Jeune phoque du Groenland sevré durant l'étape préparatoire à sa première mue; la longue fourrure blanche est encore fermement attachée, mais le pelage gris argenté du brasseur a commencé à pousser à environ 12 jours. 1, record 10, French, - blanchon%20d%C3%A9pass%C3%A9
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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