The effect of contact and ingestion of crude oil on ringed seals of the Beaufort Sea / Thomas G. Smith, Arctic Biological Station, Fisheries and Marine Service, Department of the Environment, and Joseph...: En3-6/5E-PDF
"The ringed seal, Phoca hispida, is the most abundant and widely distributed of the marine mammal species present in the Beaufort Sea. Because it is available to the Inuit (Eskimo) throughout the year, it has always been the basis of the coastal economy. In modern times it provides cash income from the sale of seal pelts, and is an important and constant source of food. In Canada the natives of Sachs Harbour, Paulatuk, Tuktoyaktuk and to a lesser degree Aklavik, hunt in the Beaufort Sea area"--Introduction.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment Canada. Beaufort Sea Project (Canada) |
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| Title | The effect of contact and ingestion of crude oil on ringed seals of the Beaufort Sea / Thomas G. Smith, Arctic Biological Station, Fisheries and Marine Service, Department of the Environment, and Joseph R. Geraci, Wildlife Disease Section, Department of Pathology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph. |
| Variant title | Effect of contact and ingestion of crude oil on ringed seals |
| Series title | Beaufort Sea technical report ; #5 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Includes bibliographical references (pages 19-21). |
| Publishing information | Victoria, B.C. : Beaufort Sea Project, Dept. of the Environment, December, 1975. |
| Author / Contributor | Smith, T. G. (Thomas G.)author. Geraci, Joseph R., author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (ii, 66 pages) : illustrations, charts. |
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| Subject terms | Seals Oil spills |