2. Habitats 1. Ensure that the grey seal colonies are protected by 1. reserves which are maintained, extended and created in such a way that disturbance is limited to a minimum. 2. Install seal sanctuaries on beaches including a wardening system possible and acceptable, and to install a flexible protection scheme of ”contemporary undisturbed areas” in regions where grey seal pups rest 2. regularly. NATURA 2000 3. (1) Understanding of habitat requirements by using 1. Implementation of coordinated grey seal telemetry, movements and behaviour of grey seals in the surveys and yearly reporting of trilateral grey Wadden Sea. seal counts will be continued by carrying out of a minimum of 5 annual surveys comprising 3 (2) Understanding population developments and structure surveys from plane or from land during pupping by use of photo-identification, telemetry and genetic (December) and 2 preferably aerial surveys techniques and aerial surveys. during the moulting period (March-April). (3) Improve monitoring of health status of grey 2. Assessment of developments: Assessment of (4) encourage research projects on feeding ecology and the results in terms of trends in numbers and species competition. distribution by TSEG and reporting to TG-MM and WSB 1 July each year. (5) Carrying out a minimum of 5 (preferably aerial) surveys each year, comprised of 3 surveys during Helgoland will still be part of the grey seal • pupping (December) and 2 surveys during the moulting monitoring, period (March and April). 3. Evaluate any disturbances from land, water or air and activities outside the areas permanently used by seals during the whole year. Continuation of the involvement of TSEG in the
2. Habitats 1. Ensure that the grey seal colonies are protected by reserves which are maintained, extended and created in such a way that disturbance is limited to a minimum. 2. Install seal sanctuaries on beaches including a wardening system possible and acceptable, and to install a flexible protection scheme of ”contemporary undisturbed areas” in regions where grey seal pups rest regularly. 1. 2. NATURA 2000 3. (1) Understanding of habitat requirements by using telemetry, movements and behaviour of grey seals in the Wadden Sea. (2) Understanding population developments and structure by use of photo-identification, telemetry and genetic techniques and aerial surveys. (3) Improve monitoring of health status of grey (4) encourage research projects on feeding ecology and species competition. (5) Carrying out a minimum of 5 (preferably aerial) surveys each year, comprised of 3 surveys during pupping (December) and 2 surveys during the moulting period (March and April). 1. Implementation of coordinated grey seal surveys and yearly reporting of trilateral grey seal counts will be continued by carrying out of a minimum of 5 annual surveys comprising 3 surveys from plane or from land during pupping (December) and 2 preferably aerial surveys during the moulting period (March-April). 2. Assessment of developments: Assessment of the results in terms of trends in numbers and distribution by TSEG and reporting to TG-MM and WSB 1 July each year. • Helgoland will still be part of the grey seal monitoring, 3. Evaluate any disturbances from land, water or air and activities outside the areas permanently used by seals during the whole year. Continuation of the involvement of TSEG in the