Blar i ICES CM documents authored by IMR scientists (1949-2011) på forfatter "Nilssen, Kjell Tormod"
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Diet and food availability for Northeast Atlantic minke whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Haug, Tore; Lindstrøm, Ulf; Nilssen, Kjell Tormod; Røttingen, Ingolf; Skaug, Hans Julius (ICES CM Documents;1995/N:19, Working paper, 1995)Ecological studies of the Northeast Atlantic minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostra) were carried out during spring (mainly April-May), summer (June-July) and autumn (AugustSeptember) in 1993 and 1994. Four small-type ... -
Diet of harp seals (Phoca groenlandica) feeding between the breeding and moulting seasons in the southern Barents and White Seas
Nilssen, Kjell Tormod; Haug, Tore; Potelov, Vladimir; Stasenkov, Vladimir (ICES CM Documents;1993/N:8, Working paper, 1993)The harp seal Phoca groenlandica is the most abundant seal species in the Barents Sea. In order to evaluate the ecological importance of the species, diet studies have recently been carried out at various times of the ... -
Diets of hooded seals in coastal and drift ice waters along the east coast of Greenland
Haug, Tore; Nilssen, Kjell Tormod; Lindblom, Lotta; Lindstrøm, Ulf (ICES CM documents, Working paper, 2005)To provide data on the feeding habits of hooded (Cystophora cristata) seals in the Greenland Sea, seals were collected for scientific purposes on expeditions with R/V”Jan Mayen”, conducted in the pack ice belt east of ... -
Estimation of harp seal pup production in the Greenland Sea using spatial analysis on aerial survey data
Salberg, Arnt-Børre; Stenson, Garry B.; Haug, Tore; Nilssen, Kjell Tormod (ICES CM documents, Working paper, 2005)From 14 March to 6 April 2002 aerial surveys were carried out in the Greenland Sea packice to assess the pup production of the Greenland Sea population of harp seals Pagophilus groenlandicus. One xed-wing twin-engined ... -
Field studies of harp seal (Phoca Groenlandica) distribution and feeding ecology in the Barents Sea in september 1990
Nilssen, Kjell Tormod; Haug, Tore; Potelov, Vladimir (ICES CM Documents;1991/N:3, Working paper, 1991)The harp seal Phoca groenlandica is the most abundant seal species in the Barents Sea, and it may be a significant predator on other marine resources in this area. In order to evaluate the ecological role of harp seals, ... -
Harp seal (Phoca Groenlandica) invasions in north Norwegian coastal waters: A preliminary report on age composition and feeding habits
Haug, Tore; Krøyer, Ari B.; Nilssen, Kjell Tormod; Ugland, Karl Inne (ICES CM Documents;1990/N:6, Working paper, 1990)Since 1978 large numbers of harp seals (Phoca groenlandica) have invaded areas of North Norway in winter and spring. In 1987 and 1988 dramatic increases occurred both in magnitude and geographic extent of these seal ... -
Preliminary data on feeding and condition of Barents Sea harp seals (Phoca Groenlandica) throughout the year
Nilssen, Kjell Tormod; Haug, Tore; Potelov, Vladimir; Timoshenko, Yuri (ICES CM Documents;1992/N:5, Working paper, 1992)In order to evaluate the ecological role of the most abundant seal species in the Barents Sea, the harp seal Phoca groenlandica, field studies have been carried out in September 1990, in February, March/April, June and ... -
Prey consumtion by Barents sea harp seals in the period 1990-2005
Lindstrøm, Ulf; Nilssen, Kjell Tormod; Haug, Tore (ICES CM documents, Working paper, 2006)The Barents Sea ecosystem has experienced major fluctuations in species abundance in the past 20-30 years. The mechanisms behind these fluctuations are complex and arise from numerous interactions between species and the ... -
Recent age compositions and aberrant migration patterns of the Barents Sea stock of harp seals Phoca groenlandica
Nilssen, Kjell Tormod; Haug, Tore; Øritsland, Torger; Lindblom, Lotta; Kjellqwist, Sten Anders (ICES CM Documents;1996/N:4, Working paper, 1996)Since 1978, and in particular in 1986-1988, large numbers of harp seals Phoca groenlandica have invaded coastal waters of North Norway during winter and spring. After 1988 the harp seal invasions have been restricted to ... -
Recent studies of the distribution and abundance of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) in north Norway, and their possible influence on parasitic infestations in fish
Haug, Tore; Henriksen, Gunnar; Nilssen, Kjell Tormod; Ørjebu, Alfred (ICES CM Documents;1991/N:2, Working paper, 1991)Distributions of grey seals Halichoerus grypus were studied during aerial and ground surveys in North Norway. Surveys were conducted from Lofoten to the Soviet border during the moult (March-April, Finnmark) and breeding ... -
Studies of minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) ecology in the northeast Atlantic: Description of the 1993 scientific catch operations and preliminary results from stomach analyses and resource surveys
Haug, Tore; Lindstrøm, Ulf; Nilssen, Kjell Tormod; Røttingen, Ingolf (ICES CM Documents;1994/N:14, Working paper, 1994)Ecological studies of the Northeast Atlantic minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), initiated in 1992, were continued in 1993. The field work was carried out in spring (15 April-15 May), summer (15 June-12 July) and ... -
Studies of minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) ecology in the northeast Atlantic: Preliminary results from studies of diet and food availability during summer 1992
Haug, Tore; Gjøsæter, Harald; Lindstrøm, Ulf; Nilssen, Kjell Tormod (ICES CM Documents;1993/N:7, Working paper, 1993)Stomach content samples from 92 minke whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata, caught during scientific whaling operations in July-August 1992, were collected in five selected areas in Norwegian and adjacent waters. Preliminary ... -
Tagging and recoveries of grey seals Halichoerus grypus in north Norway and on the Murman Coast, Russia
Henriksen, Gunnar; Haug, Tore; Kondakov, Andrej; Nilssen, Kjell Tormod; Øritsland, Torger (ICES CM documents, Working paper, 1996)A total of 787 grey seal pups were tagged between Vestfjorden in North Norway and the White Sea in North West Russia from 1989 to 1994. A majority of them (542) were tagged at the Ainov archipelago on the Murman coast. ... -
Use and selection of prey by harp seals during summer in the northern Barents Sea
Nilssen, Kjell Tormod; Lindstrøm, Ulf (ICES CM documents, Working paper, 2005)The aim of this study was analyse harp seals prey use and selection during summer in Svalbard waters. A total of 41, 34 and 58 (including 24 faeces samples) from animals were sampled in 1996, 1997 and 2004. Krill was the ...