Habitat Use and Seasonal Movements of Adult and Sub-Adult Bearded Seals in Kotzebue, Alaska
| Principal Investigators | Peter Boveng (NOAA) |
| Collaborators | Michael Cameron (NOAA), John Goodwin and Alex Whiting (Native Village of Kotzebue) |
| Funding | USFWS Tribal Wildlfie Grants, ISC |
Summary:
This project was conducted in 2004-2007 through the Native Village of Kotzebue with the assistance of the ISC. The project was a cooperative effort between ice seal biologists and local hunters. The study was designed to investigate the seasonal movements, habitat use and diving behavior of bearded seals. This was the first time that bearded seals had been satellite tagged. Click on the links below for more details on this project.
For More Information:
- Quarterly Report Oct-Dec 2009
- Quarterly Report Oct-Dec 2011
- Kotzebue Sound Bearded Seal Satellite Tagging Projects
- Click here to see the maps for the locations of the satellite-tagged bearded seals. All photos credited to Peter Boveng.
 Looking for ugruks/maklaks |
 Ugruk/maklak hauled out on an ice floe |
 Crew with net set to capture bearded seal |
 Captured bearded seal |
Kotzebue Sound Ringed Seal Tagging Projects
- Kotzebue Sound Ringed Seal Tagging Projects – find out more about their ice seal tagging projects showing the seal movements.
- Kotzebue Sound Ringed Seals – What have we learned? Marine Mammal Newsletter, May 2012.
Banner photo credit: Craig George
