ID#11 BL1914 137174

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 on Aug. 11, 2014. Biologist tried to locate of Dungeness Spit area. The tags "disappeared" to almost a month when it reappeared out west of the Pysht River. On Sept. 12th WDFW Biologist tracked and located the tag floating near shore in a kelp bed.

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Species: Harbor Seal
Life Stage: Adult
Gender: Male
Release Date: 2014-04-28 03:00:00
Release Location: Colvos Rocks
Last Location: 2014-09-12 19:00:00

Background

ID#11 BL1914 137174 is an adult male harbor seal that was captured at Colvos Rocks, WA on April 28, 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.