IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
LC
Least Concern
Red List Criteria
Version
3.1
Year Assessed
2008
Assessor/s
Thompson, D. & Härkönen, T. (IUCN SSC Pinniped Specialist Group)
Reviewer/s
Kovacs, K. & Lowry, L. (Pinniped Red List Authority)
Contributor/s
Justification
Due to its large and either stable or increasing population, on a global scale the Harbour Seal is considered to be Least Concern. However, for conservation concerns at a somewhat finer spatial scale, it is prudent to assess each of the subspecies separately as some populations are small and declining.
History
- 1996Lower Risk/least concern
