ID# 3 BL1911 137166

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 This tag was Last heard in Elliot Bay just North of the Seattle ferry landing on 8/6/2014. This is two days after the last satellite hit on the pack. Aerial flight and boats telemetry have been unsuccessful in track this pack down.

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Species: Harbor Seal
Life Stage: Adult
Gender: Male
Release Date: 2014-04-04 09:55:00
Release Location: Orchard Rocks
Last Location: 2014-08-04 19:40:52

Background

ID# 3 BL1911 137166 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.