Unusual record of Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardii) feeding on anchovy (Engraulis mordax) in the fishery of small pelagic fishes in the Gulf of California
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https://doi.org/10.22370/rbmo.2018.53.3.1360Keywords:
Phoca vitulina richardii, foraging, Engraulis mordax, Gulf of CaliforniaAbstract
Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) range in North America from Japan to Mexico. Here we report the first record of a Pacific harbor seal feeding on Northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax) inside a purse-seine net of a sardine fishing boat in the Gulf of California. This event was recorded on video on January 11th, 2010, near Estero Tortuga, Guasimas, Sonora (27°50’N, 110°39’W). Sea conditions were of El Niño Southern Oscillation; this record was likely due to El Niño, forcing seals to travel beyond their distribution range in search of alternate foraging areas.
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2019-01-10
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Barba-Acuña, I., & Gallo-Reynoso, J. P. (2019). Unusual record of Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardii) feeding on anchovy (Engraulis mordax) in the fishery of small pelagic fishes in the Gulf of California. Revista De Biología Marina yOceanografía, 53(3), 353–357. https://doi.org/10.22370/rbmo.2018.53.3.1360
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