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| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| Table 10F2 Estimated population of grey and common seals, 19961 |
Grey seals |
Common seals |
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Area |
Estimated total population |
Area |
Estimated minimum population |
| Scotland | 102,800 |
Scotland | 28,638 |
| Inner Hebrides | 9,600 |
NE, N & W coast Scotland and Inner Hebrides | 10,018 |
| Outer Hebrides | 39,000 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 6 |
| Orkney | 42,100 |
Outer Hebrides | 2,820 |
| Isle of May | 4,700 |
Shetland | 6,227 |
| Mainland Scotland and South Ronaldsay | 4,100 |
Orkney | 7,873 |
| Shetland | 3,300 |
East Coast Scotland | 1,694 |
Source: NERC Sea Mammal Research Unit |
| 1 These are revised figures, which differ slightly from those published in Scottish Environment Statistics No 6: 1998. |
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