… fishing experience was represented by these returns; a substantial archive of traditional
knowledge. … reported personal experience of seals interfering with their fishing activities; 100% if …

… fisheries have had negative impacts on bearded seal abundance and distribution, cannot
be evaluated with the current state of scientific knowledge (Peter Boveng, Alaska Fisheries …

… bearded seals have yellow blubber that makes yellow seal oil… Bearded seal hunters, however,
have seen that the seals can in … of traditional knowledge and scientific knowledge is more …

… seal habitat use and behaviour (Table 1). The research team selected the topics based on
our knowledge of seal … Two hunters noted that ringed seal stomachs contained fish, krill, and …

… Fisheries policy and management processes for … of traditional knowledge (TK), TK holders,
social science of TK, and subsistence information. The incorporation of these into fisheries …

… traditional knowledge. Our findings are consistent with, and add detail to, what is known from
previous traditional knowledge … , as the spotted seals follow the fish rather than responding …

… and collaborative implementation of that knowledge in policy. Finally we suggest how diverse,
timetested, traditional knowledge; stewardship principles… Reactions of seals to fishing nets …

… Highly migratory species of cultural, social and economic significance to IPLCs include sea
turtles, whales and other cetaceans, fish, seals and other pinnipeds and seabirds. This list is …

… fishery and seals in three fishing villages. Survey results and interviews showed that the
fishery-seal … based, knowledge they feared would vanish as fishery became more small-scale. …

… of fishing is considered to be the most serious threat to seal … It seems that conflict over
knowledge about the seal is … “place-based” aspects of knowledge about nature in the archipelago. …