Spotted Seal | NOAA Fisheries

Condition of Seals Declined During Rapid Warming in Alaska

A new study finds quantitative evidence of climate-related impacts on these typically adaptable, resilient predators.

January 27, 2021 - Feature Story ,

Alaska

Photo of a spotted seal mother and pup sitting on an ice floe.

Spotted seal mother and pup in the Bering Sea. Photo: NOAA Fisheries.

Alaska Spotted Seal Data Sets

The Alaska Fisheries Science Center's spotted seal data sets are available on the NOAA Fisheries Open Data Portal.

May 18, 2020 - Data Set ,

Alaska

Alaska Ice Seal Data Sets

The Alaska Fisheries Science Center's ice seal (bearded, ringed, spotted and ribbon seals) data sets are available on the NOAA Fisheries Open Data Portal.

May 18, 2020 - Data Set ,

Alaska

NOAA Fisheries Declares Unusual Mortality Event Due to Elevated Strandings of Ice Seals in the Arctic

The increase in ice seal mortality is nearly five times the average number.

September 12, 2019 - Feature Story ,

Alaska

Diseased Ice Seals and Unusual Mortality Events

UMEs for ice seals in the Bering and Chukchi Seas of Alaska.

Alaska

Ice Seal Management Plan (2012)

Principles by which the members of the Ice Seal Committee will manage ice seals.

May 24, 2018 - Other Reports ,

Alaska

Ice Seal Research in Alaska

Research on bearded, ringed, spotted, and ribbon seals.

Alaska

Ice-associated Seal Ecology Research Survey - Post 9

Ice-Associated Seal Ecology Research Survey

Ice-associated seal research survey in the central Bering Sea.

May 25, 2016 - Research ,

Alaska

Scientists in white suits using a device to measure blubber thickness

Ice-associated Seal Ecology Research Survey - Post 8

Ice-Associated Seal Ecology Research Survey

Ice-associated seal research survey in the central Bering Sea.

May 19, 2016 - Research ,

Alaska

Scientists in white suits getting off a boat to catch a seal

Ice-associated Seal Ecology Research Survey - Post 7

Ice-Associated Seal Ecology Research Survey

Ice-associated seal research survey in the central Bering Sea.

May 10, 2016 - Research ,

Alaska

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Spotted Seal Results