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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Arctocephalus pusillus"”.
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Entanglement of Cape Fur Seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) in South Africa
… continent, the pinniped species, Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus), are vulnerable to entanglement due to their curious nature and thick fur. Entanglement data were available from systematic photographic surveys of six colonies in South Africa (2019-2022) as well as opportunistic …
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The diet of the Cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus in Namibia : variability and fishery interactions
Includes bibliographical references.
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The effect and conservation implications of the re-establishment of a Cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus breeding colony at Vondeling Island, Saldanha Bay
With regards competition for breeding space, Cape fur seals outcompeted African penguins and Cape cormorants. At the beginning of the study period, African penguins and Cape cormorants had bred in the interior of the island. An interior wall that was built for guano retention had also kept seals …
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Anti-predator behaviour of Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus in relation to predation by white sharks Carcharodon carcharias around Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa
… sharks Carcharodon carcharias on Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus suggested a landscape of fear particularly apposite to this.
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Investigation of possible dietary differences between the inhabitants of the Robberg/Plettenberg Bay and Matjes River Rock Shelter in the later Stone Age : an isotopic approach
… the first step was to sample shellfish and Arctocephalus pusillus (Cape Fur seals), representing the lower and higher trophic level marine foods important in prehistoric diets along the coast.
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Competition for anchovy (Engraulis capensis) and sardine (Sardinops sagax) between the Cape Gannet (Morus capensis), Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) and the purse-seine fishery on the west coast of South Africa
… Cape gannet (Morus capensis), Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) and humans operating via a purse-seine fishery. Multivariate analysis the diet composition of gannets and seals and the catch composition of the pelagic fishery indicated that there were three ""feeding regimes"" …
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Bycatch in the South African midwater trawl fishery for horse mackerel (Trachurus capensis) as established from observer records
… fauna bycatch species included Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus), sharks (15 species), sunfish (Mola mola) and cetaceans (two species). Temporal analysis revealed significant differences between day-time and night-time CPUE for nine species, and significant differences in seasonal CPUE for …
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The role of seals in coastal hunter-gatherer lifeways at Robberg, South Africa
… Holocene mammal bones are from Cape Fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus). Previous analyses of the seal assemblage from this site have studied only selected skeletal elements. This study is the first comprehensive analysis of seal remains from selected archaeological levels at Nelson Bay Cave and …
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The archaeology of the coastal desert of Namaqualand, South Africa : a regional synthesis
… the locations of a prehistoric Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) rookery and an African penguin hatchery were identified, which will be of value to long-term ecological studies.
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The effects of prey availability on the endangered bank cormorant Phalacroxorax neglectus
… threats include displacement by Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus, direct human disturbance, pollution, climate change and food shortage. This thesis focuses on the bank cormorant’s response to food shortage, both directly and indirectly. Four colonies (Jutten Island, Dassen Island, Robben …
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Disentangling entanglement in Cape fur seals for better management of plastic pollution impacts
… source of entanglements of Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) in the Victoria and Alfred (V&A) Waterfront and broader Cape Town harbour area. Between 1986-2018, 5843 entanglements (annual mean and standard deviation: 177±166) were recorded through systematic surveys, of which …
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Assessing the sustainability of seal tourism at Duiker Island, Hout Bay
… with the breeding season of Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) and the peak tourist season. Questionnaires were distributed to both seal viewing tourists (n = 53) who had viewed seals from a large boat and seal snorkelling participants who had swum with seals at the island (n = …
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Assessing the effect of feather wear on carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios, and the use of stable isotopes to determine predator diets in the Namibian Islands marine protected area
… terns (Thalasseus bergii) and Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus). In the last 50 years, shelf waters off southern Namibia have been overfished, resulting in an altered marine ecosystem; shoaling fish have been replaced by less nutrient-rich species such as hake (Merluccius spp.), …
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Variability in the diet of cape fur seals and their interaction with fisheries off the South African coast, 2010-2019
Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) are sentinel marine top predators in southern African coastal waters due to their generalist diet and wide breeding range from southern Angola (Baia dos Tigres) to Algoa Bay, South Africa. Their long-life span makes them good indicators of ecosystem …
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Investigation of the impact of fur seals on the conversation status of seabirds at islands off South Africa and the the Prince Edward Islands
… the impact of predation by the Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus on the conservation status of seabirds at islands off the coast of South Africa and at the Prince Edward Islands. At Malgas Island, the impact of predation was investigated over three breeding seasons (2000/01, …