Nutrition of the Baikal seal and its role in the trophic structure of the Baikal ecosystem
Journal: Trudy VNIRO
Year: 2024

The purpose of the work was to give as complete an overview as possible of the currently available publications related to the nutrition of the Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica). More than 50 sources devoted to the stated topic served as materials for writing the review. The results of the analysis of published sources showed that the Baikal seal feeds mainly on 4–6 species of small pelagic fish throughout the year, and the main food is two species of golomyankas of the Comephoridae family. The hypoth