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| Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
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In 1997-98, the staff conducted extensive harbor seal surveys to document
animal populations and timing of pupping at flight costs of about $7,000. These
surveys were coordinated
with WDFW and National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Identification: Head and body to five feet, weight to 255 pounds.
Iron-gray in color with brown spots, brown with gray spots, or uniform
silver-gray or brownish black. Habitat:
Coastal waters, mouths of rivers, and inland lakes, spends much of time
onshore. Habits: Often seen
at mouths of rivers and in shallow harbors. Has limited seasonal
movements. Can remain under water for 20 minutes. Feeds on fish,
shellfish, and squid. Females first breed at two years of age. Young: Born
on land in early summer; gestation period more than nine
months. Pup bluish gray above whitish below when born. Range:
Arctic; south to Hudson Bay, along Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
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