Common Seal
Phoca vitulina
Category: Whales & Dolphins
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Phocidae
- Genus
- Phoca
Where to Find
Found in 15 diving areas across 7 countries and 2 regions.
- North Sea Coast, Denmark - 979 records
- Silfra & Thingvellir, Iceland - 3 records
- Strytan & North Iceland, Iceland - 1 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 154 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 103 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 16776 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 6100 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 12 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 423 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 7 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 138 records
- New Brunswick & Bay of Fundy, Canada - 5608 records
- Newfoundland, Canada - 14 records
- Alaska, United States - 1 records
- Pacific Northwest, United States - 5604 records