The Scottish Environment Statistics - 1998

6. CONSERVATION

Table 6.28 Estimated population of grey and common seals, 1996 Grey seals Common seals Estimated Estimated Area population Area minimum population Scotland 102,400 Scotland 26,638 Inner Hebrides 9,500 NE, N & W Coast Scotland & Inner Hebrides 10,018 Outer Hebrides 38,900 Dumfries & Galloway 6 Orkney 41,900 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