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Northern Fur Seals and The Pribilofs, Part 2

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Julie Carpenter, Mammal Biologist

Seattle Aquarium mammal biologist Julie Carpenter recently assisted scientists from NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) with their pup count, which happens every two years in the Pribilof Islands, Alaska. The Pribilofs are home to the largest breeding colonies (or more »

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Northern Fur Seals and The Pribilofs!

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Julie Carpenter, Mammal Biologist

Seattle Aquarium mammal biologist, Julie Carpenter recently assisted NOAA scientists from the Alaska Fisheries Science Center with their annual research in the Pribliof Islands of Alaska, which are home to breeding colonies (or rookeries) of the northern fur seal. By more »

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