ID#2 BL1909 137165

Salish sea harbor seal foraging study 2014

A project of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Marine Mammal Investigations.

click map for full-size version The telemetry package was recovered off the east side of Marrowstone Island on September 4, 2014. It was found by a beach walker at the same time WDFW crew was actively tracking from a boat!

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Species: Harbor Seal
Life Stage: Adult
Gender: Male
Release Date: 2014-04-04 09:24:00
Release Location: Orchard Rocks
Last Location: 2014-09-04 19:00:00

Background

ID#2 BL1909 137165 is an adult male harbor seal that was captured at Orchard Rocks, WA on April 4, 2014. The seal was outfitted with a telemetry package consisting of a Wildlife Computers ARGOS-linked GPS dive computer (SLASH10-F), VEMCO Mobile Transceiver (VMT-35) and an Advance Telemetry Systems radiotag (MM-430), as part of the Salish sea harbor seal foraging study.