With 50+ Ringed Seal Sightings, Unalaskans Start Tracking The Unexpected Species
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Dutch Harbor, Alaska, United States |
Unalaskans are used to spotting marine mammals around the island. But lately, they're not just seeing whales or otters. They're seeing ringed seals — an Arctic species that typically lives far north of the ice-free Aleutian Islands.
The first ringed seal was spotted last February near Kloosterboer at the Port of Dutch Harbor.
Credit Melissa Good / Alaska Sea Grant