Dear MARMAMers, We are pleased to inform you about a publication in Lutra about the fatal asphyxiation in seals due to Dover soles. Reference: Haelters, J., Jauniaux, T., Kik, M.J.L. & Kerckhof, F., 2023. Prey that kill: Dover soles (Solea solea) causing fatal asphyxiation in seals in the southern North Sea. Lutra 66(1): 55-65. Abstract: Along with the increase of harbour seals and grey seals in the southern North Sea, the number of stranded dead and dying seals has risen sharply in recent decades. A selection of animals stranded in Belgium and the Netherlands is examined, with as one of the main objectives to collect information about the cause of death. One of the causes of death is suffocation from fish that enter the trachea, or from fish that are too large to be swallowed completely. In this contribution, eleven of such cases are discussed. It appears that Dover sole (Solea solea) is especially dangerous for seals. If you would like to obtain a pdf copy of the article, please send me a message. Cheers, Jan ________________________ __ Jan Haelters jhaelters@naturalsciences.be<mailto:jhaelters@naturalsciences.be> Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences 3de en 23ste Linieregimentsplein B-8400 Ostend Belgium https://odnature.naturalsciences.be/mumm/