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Seal Facts - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Seal Facts Seals like this one photographed during the Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystem Experiment (SIPEX-II) in Antarctica, depend on sea ice to survive They hunt for food, such as fish and krill, under the ice, and use the ice surface for rest and to have their pups (Photo by Peter Kimball, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Seal Whiskers Inspire Marine Technology - Woods Hole Oceanographic . . . The night approaches quickly A harbor seal plunges into the water, diving deep as the sunlight recedes Through the dark, turbid waters, she searches for fish Suddenly, the whiskers on her right cheek begin vibrating And she’s off Heather Beem is closely examining seal whiskers for insights to design new…
The value of iron for a seal - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Most seal pups don’t make it through their first year, and the researchers want to figure out whether higher iron intake makes a difference in the pups’ survival “Everyone has been focused on the abundance of prey and how many calories seals are able to take in, but maybe just as important is getting the iron that they need,” Shero said
Studying how seals adapt to extreme environments could lead to benefits . . . A female grey seal nursing her pup on the beaches of Sable Island, Nova Scotia Gray seals give birth once a year and females will quickly lose ~30% of their body mass while the pup triples in size during a short nursing period of only 15-20 days
Weddell seals in the Antarctic strategically time their most extreme . . . The researchers outfitted the seals with Conductivity Temperature Depth-Satellite Relay Dive Loggers, which collected a total of 8,913 seal days of behavioral data from 59 adult seals throughout the western Ross Sea in the Antarctic
The Return of the Seals - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution To help address these concerns, a group of scientists, fishers, and resource managers created the Northwest Atlantic Seal Consortium in 2012 Its goal is to get and share knowledge on the ecological role of seals in the northeastern United States: how they live, where they go, what they eat, their health and illnesses, and their interactions with the world—including humans—around them
Study Looks at Gray Seal Impact on Beach Water Quality Scientists from the newly created Northwest Atlantic Seal Research Consortium (NASRC) are using data collected by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) to investigate whether seals may impact beach water quality along Outer Cape Cod A growing population of gray seals has been cited as the reason for beach…
Seal Spy - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Seal Spy Drones helps WHOI scientist measure the body mass of mother and pup seals during lactation By Evan Lubofsky | May 1, 2019 Marine ecologist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is exploring new, non-invasive approaches to measuring the body mass of gray seals (Photo by Michelle Shero, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)