Harbor seal
Harbor seals are one of the most common marine mammals along the U.S. West and East Coasts. They are commonly seen resting on rocks and beaches along the ...
The global population of harbor seals is 350,000–500,000, but the freshwater subspecies Ungava seal in Northern Quebec is endangered. ... Once a common practice, ...
Pacific Harbor Seal | The Marine Mammal Center
Pacific harbor seals are found north of the equator in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. In the Pacific, they can be found in areas ranging from Alaska to ...
Harbor Seal Facts - SeaDoc Society
Check out our page on our Harbor Seal Skeleton. Check out the Harbor Seal Species Profile that SeaDoc wrote for the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound!
Harbor seals are found in both the Atlantic and Pacific north of the equator. In the Northern Pacific they range from Alaska to Baja, Mexico.
Harbor Seal Species Profile, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
When they are in the water and not feeling threatened, they are inquisitive but elusive, often surfacing close behind boats. Because they move awkwardly on land ...
Phoca vitulina (harbor seal) - Animal Diversity Web
Harbor seals are the pinniped with the largest geographical range, encompassing coastal areas of the east and west Pacific and Atlantic Oceans in the Northern ...
Harbor Seal Facts and Information | United Parks & Resorts
Harbor Seals were protected in Canada in 1970 by the Fisheries Act. The US Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 provided a broad prohibition on taking of any ...
Harbor seals can stay submerged for up to 30 minutes and use their sensitive whiskers to find their favorite food: herring, flounder and perch.
Harbor seals | Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Harbor seals. Harbor seals are found throughout the nearshore waters of Washington including Hood Canal, Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands, and the Strait of ...
Harbor Seal (U.S. National Park Service)
Harbor seals, Phoca vitulina, can often be spotted on rocks near the water's edge with their head and flippers elevated in order to be warmed by the sun's rays.
Harbor seals are have long been considered non-migratory and tend to stay close to home, but telemetry data have shown they sometimes travel 62 to 249 miles ...
Harbor Seal | Online Learning Center - Aquarium of the Pacific
Harbor seals are opportunistic feeders and they are not fussy eaters. They require 5-6% of their body weight in food per day.
Harbor seal | Animals - Monterey Bay Aquarium
Harbor seals forage in a variety of marine habitats, including deep fjords, coastal lagoons, kelp forests, estuaries and rocky coastal areas. Small groups of ...
Harbor Seals - Mystic Aquarium
Harbor seals are from the 'true seal' family as they lack an external ear flap and have limited mobility with their flipper structure. Harbor seals are good ...
Harbor Seal | Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
Harbor seals are considered “true seals," with short flippers and no external ears. Their dark “oily” eyes allow them to see underwater with limited sunlight.
Harbor seal - Seattle Aquarium
Harbor seals are a familiar sight in the Puget Sound region. Their heads pop out of the water while we walk along the shore, cross the Sound by ferry, sit in a ...
Harbor Seal | Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Harbor Seal. Harbor seals inhabit coastal waters including rocky islands, beaches, bays and estuaries. They eat fish, including sole, flounder, sculpin, hake, ...
Seals or Sea Lions - What's the Difference? - La Jolla by the Sea
California sea lions are more social and gregarious than harbor seals, often gathering in large groups on beaches or rocky shorelines. Harbor ...
Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) - iNaturalist
The harbor (or harbour) seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the ...
Harbor seal
AnimalThe harbor seal, also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere.
Phoca
AnimalPhoca is a genus of the earless seals, within the family Phocidae. It now contains just two species, the common seal and the spotted seal. Several species formerly listed under this genus have been split into the genera Pusa, Pagophilus, and Histriophoca.