Counts of Alaska Steller Sea Lion Adult and Juvenile (Non-Pup) on Rookeries and Haulouts in Alaska From 1904–2015
September 13, 2018
This dataset contains counts of adult and juvenile (non-pup) Steller sea lions on rookeries and haulouts in Alaska Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea, and other areas made between that beginning of 1904 and June 18, 2015.
Non-pup counts were conducted throughout the year. Breeding season (June to mid-July) non-pup counts are used for population trend analysis, while counts at other times are used for analyses of distribution and for other purposes. Non-pups are counted from the ground (by walking along the rookery), from cliff-side overlooks, and from aerial imagery (oblique and vertical orientation). Non-pup counts represent only a fraction of the total number of animals that may use a site. Sea lions haulout less frequently in winter than in summer; thus, winter counts represent a smaller fraction of the total population than summer counts.
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