Biology of the Ribbon Seal in Alaska

Four species of seals live in association with sea ice in Alaska; these are the ringed seal, spotted seal, bearded seal, and ribbon seal. Ribbon seals, the focus of this paper, range from the Sea of Japan and the Sea Okhotsk eastward into the Bering Sea and northward into the Chukchi Sea.

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Lori Quakenbush and John Citta. Report from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.