Puget Sound Harbor Seals

A project of Western Washington University in conjunction with the partners and sponsors detailed below.

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Puget Sound Harbor Seals
NameSpeciesLife StageRelease DateLast LocationDays Transmitted
Y1557 (RR)Harbor SealAdult2009-01-132009-08-20219
B1808 (YO)Harbor SealAdult2009-01-132009-03-1460
B1809 (YY)Harbor SealAdult2009-01-132009-11-14305
B1810 (OO)Harbor SealAdult2009-01-132009-09-18248
Y1552 (YG)Harbor SealAdult2009-01-122009-07-03172
Y1556 (BB)Harbor SealAdult2009-01-132009-09-03233
B1813 (GG)Harbor SealAdult2009-01-132009-08-03202
B1807 (PP)Harbor SealAdult2009-01-132009-08-03202
Y1558 (OG)Harbor SealAdult2009-01-132009-09-03233

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Introduction

We attempt to describe the abundance, movements and foraging habits of harbor seals in the San Juan Islands to assess their potential impact on rockfish populations. To accomplish this, in conjunction with our collaborators, we count seals from the air, collect seal poop to see what they eat, put tags on seals to follow their movements via satellite, and count rockfish underwater.

Project Partners

Our collaborators are:

Steve Jeffries and Monique Lance from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Phil Levin and his team from National Marine Fisheries Service.

Peter Olesiuk from Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

John Kennish from University of Alaska Anchorage.

Scott Pearson from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Darcy Wildermuth from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Project Sponsors

Funded by the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust, WWU and National Science Foundation (Award #0550443).