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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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In addition, grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) and harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) are exploited along the Norwegian coast by local hunters.
Fisheries and aquaculture in the Northeast Atlantic (Barents and Norwegian Seas) 2009
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Two northeastern Atlantic seals are present in the waters off the High Coast, the ringed seal Phoca hispida and the grey seal Halichoerus grypus.
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Animals living in the Archipelago are typical for the region: grey seal Halichoerus grypus and ringed seal Phoca hispida from the gulf of Bothnia, breed on the ice in spring.
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* Whether the Pusa seals really share a single ancestor, however, has been contested and a recent DNA study found no support for the monophyly of Pusa: instead, the Baikal seal formed a clade, albeit weakly supported, with the Grey seal Halichoerus grypus (Palo & Väinölä 2006).
The most inconvenient seal Darren Naish 2006
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Grey seals Halichoerus grypus now breed on the islands and 9-10 species of cetaceans are seen: among them minke Balaenoptera acutirostrata and killer whales Orcinus orca, harbor porpoises Phocoena phocoena and Risso's, whitesided and whitebeaked dolphins, Grampus griseus, Lagenorhyncus acutus and L. albirostris.
St Kilda (Hirta) National Nature Reserve, United Kingdom 2008
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* Whether the Pusa seals really share a single ancestor, however, has been contested and a recent DNA study found no support for the monophyly of Pusa: instead, the Baikal seal formed a clade, albeit weakly supported, with the Grey seal Halichoerus grypus (Palo & Väinölä 2006).
Archive 2006-12-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Female grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) are known to aggressively defend space for themselves and their pups
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Leah R. Gerber et al. 2010
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The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) is found in both the Baltic Sea and the Atlantic and bears a sleek spotted fur hide.
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Halichoerus grypus in North Norway and on the Murman coast, Russia.
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