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The Harbor Seal. Marine Species . Harbor seals are residents of Point Reyes, they might be sighted year round both on land and in near shore waters.
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The Harbor Seal Marine Species
Harbor seals are residents of Point Reyes, they might be sighted year round both on land and in near shore waters. • Some seals also migrate annually up to 800km (500 miles) during the winter months to others foraging areas, and then return to Point Reyes to breed and molt their fur. • Harbor seals migrate through Pacific Coast from Bering Sea to Baja California. facts about the harbor seal
The Harbor Seals population is stable but not the whole species. • Populations have been reduced, because of out breaks of diseases, conflict with humans, and their predators. • The population is currently not in trouble, they are not endangered. Populations
They reach up to five to six feet in length • Weigh up to three hundred pounds • White or silver to brown and black spotted coats Harbor Seals
This is the path of a harbor seal named Honey suckle The different colors of the path display the different depths of the water she traveled in. For the time they tracked her, she traveled a distance of 980 km!