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Ringed seals (Phoca hispida), bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus), and hooded seals (Cystophora cristata) are widely hunted in Greenland and Canada.
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Sport hunting by non-indigenous peoples is also conducted on grey (Halichoerus grypus) and harbour (Phoca vitulina) seals and to a lesser extent, ringed and bearded (Erignathus barbatus) seals, as well as on a variety of seabird species.
Management and conservation of marine mammals and seabirds in the Arctic 2009
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