Roma Banga, Debbie Russell, Matthew Carter, Farah Chaudry, Anita Gilles, Christian Abel, Markus Ahola, Matthieu Authier, Arne Bjørge, Sophie Brasseur, Anja Carlsson, Julia Carlstrom, Andreas Haugaard Christensen, Ana Dinis, Niclas Engene, Anders Galatius, Steve Geelhoed, Sandra Granquist, Jan Haelters, Armin Jess, Chris Morris, Sinéad Murphy, Oliver Ó Cadhla, Sara Persson, Graham Pierce, Sophie Poncet, Aqqalu Rosing-Asvid, Camilo Saavedra, Nilkki Taylor, António Teixeira, Abbo van Neer, Rita Vasconcelos, Cécile Vincent · 2022
Grey seal abundance is largely increasing across the assessed area. Within Arctic Waters, both Icelandic grey seals and harbour seals are declining. Harbour seals abundance trends are mixed within the Greater North Sea. Southern Celtic Seas data were limited, but trends are generally increasing. Distribution appears generally stable for both species.