Common seal  (Phoca vitulina)

Facts

Also known as:harbour seal
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora
Family Phocidae
Genus Phoca (1)
Size Male length: 130-161 cm (2)
Female length: 120-155 cm (2)
Male weight: 55 - 105 kg (2)
Female weight: 45 - 87.5 kg (2)
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Status

Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1). Protected in Britain under the Conservation of Seals Act 1970 (closed season from 1 September until 31st December) (3) and schedule 3 of the Conservation Regulations (1994) (4). Listed as a protected species under Annex II and Annex V of the European Community's Habitats Directive. The eastern Atlantic population is listed under Appendix III of the Bern Convention. Subpopulations in the Baltic and Wadden Seas are listed under Appendix II of the Bonn Convention (5).