AFSC/NMML/CCEP: Sampling locations for harbor seal genetics in Washington and British Columbia AFSC/NMML/CCEP: Sampling locations for harbor seal genetics in Washington and British Columbia eng Dataset Genetics Microsatellite DNA Mitochondrial DNA Pacific harbor seal Phoca vitulina Stock Definition Pupping season British Columbia, Canada Washington Inland Waters Washington coast Using skin samples from 777 unweaned pups collected in 9 different regions in WA state and British Columbia (WA Coastal Estuaries, WA North Coast, British Columbia, Boundary Bay, San Juan Islands, Smith/Minor Islands, Dungeness Spit, Hood Canal, South Puget Sound), the California Current Ecosystem Program at the Marine Mammal Laboratory/AFSC tested levels of genetic variation using mtDNA and 9 microsatellite loci. For both mtDNA and microsatellites we found the same four groupings. Previously, harbor seals were managed as two stocks: coastal and Inland waters. The data indicated that the harbor seals should be managed as four stocks: one on the Coast and three stocks in the Inland Waters. An additional 92 skin samples were collected opportunistically from non-pups. They have not yet been analyzed. Alaska Fisheries Science Center Huber, Harriet https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/32188 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/23110 northlimit=50; eastlimit=-122; southlimit=46; westlimit=-127; name=Western Washington State Coast, British Columbia, and Inland waters (i.e. Salish Sea); There are no legal restrictions on access to the data. They reside in public domain and can be freely distributed.