Ice Seal Tracking Maps Archive

03/70/2019 – 03/85/2019

Requested Tracking Map
During the last 16 days we have received locations for 2 bearded and 6 spotted seals. Both bearded seals are in the Chukchi Sea; B17-01-F (purple square) is offshore of Utqiaġvik and BS18-01-F (green square) is in the central Chukchi Sea. One spotted seal is in the Chukchi Sea; SS18-03-F (aqua circle) is near Icy Cape along the Alaskan coast. Five spotted seals are in the Bering Sea. Spotted seal SS18-06-M (yellow circle) has moved south into Bristol Bay. Spotted seal SS18-08-F (pink circle) is near Hooper Bay. The remaining three spotted seals are in the marginal ice zone southwest of St. Lawrence Island. Sea ice data are courtesy of the U.S. National Ice Center, dated 26 March 2019 (http://www.natice.noaa.gov/products/daily_products.html).

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