Table 1.

Monthly breakdown of the contribution of salmonids to the diet of seals assessed using scats collected from the Cromarty Firth haulout site. (Information is presented on the number of scats collected and the contribution of salmonids expressed as percentage frequency of occurrence, number of otoliths and percentage by weight.)

month	n	percentage frequency of occurrence	number of otoliths	percentage by weight
February	34	0	0	0
March	36	0	0	0
April	34	6	2	0.3
May	51	12	7	11.7
June	41	5	2	0.4
July	42	21	18	59.0
August	57	7	4	26.9