00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.849933 CaOODSP 20241203113641 cr ||||||||||| 180112s1983 onc ||||o f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn-nf CW69-9/141E-PDF Observations on "turr" hunting in Newfoundland [electronic resource] : age, body condition, and diet of thick-billed murres (Uria lomvia), and proportions of other seabirds, killed off Newfoundland in winter / by A.J. Gaston ... [et al.]. [Ottawa] : Canadian Wildlife Service, 1983. 7 p. Progress notes ; no. 141 "November 1983." Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Issued also in French under title: Observations sur la chasse aux marmettes au large de Terre-Neuve au cours de l'hiver : âge, état et régime des Marmettes de Brunnich (Uria lomvia) et proportion des autres oiseaux de mer dans les prises. Includes bibliographical references. "The waters off Newfoundland are known to be the principal wintering area of Thick-billed murres (Uria lomvia) in the Western Atlantic (Tuck 1961, Gaston 1980). Hunting is legal during September to March inclusive, and between 250 000 and 500 000 murres, including sorne Common Murres (U. aalge) - both are referred to as "turrs" in Newfoundland - are believed to be shot annually"--Introd. gccst Aquatic birds gccst Hunting (Sport) Thick-billed murres Gaston, A. J. Canada. Environment Canada. Canadian Wildlife Service. Observations sur la chasse aux marmettes au large de Terre-Neuve au cours de l’hiver (CaOODSP)9.860587 Progress notes (Canadian Wildlife Service) no. 141 (CaOODSP)9.504439 PDF 329 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/eccc/CW69-9-141-eng.pdf