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The harbor (or harbour) seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere. The most widely distributed species of pinniped (walruses, eared seals, and true seals), they are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans, Baltic ...
Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the pinniped's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN Red List for that species unless otherwise noted. All extinct species or subspecies listed alongside extant species went extinct after 1500 CE, and are indicated by a dagger symbol "†".
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 January 2025. Taxonomic group of semi-aquatic mammals Pinnipeds Temporal range: Latest Oligocene – Holocene, 24–0 Ma Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N Clockwise from top left: Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri), walrus ...
The rocks are the largest harbor seal rookery in the northern San Francisco Bay and the second largest in the Bay Area itself. [4] There are also sometimes sea lions on the rocks. [5] The rock's Harbor Seals also frequent Mowry Slough, Brooks Island, Yerba Buena Island, and Mare Island. [6]
Harbor seal: Phoca vitulina: Phocidae: A common seal in Massachusetts. Found in coastal areas, including Barnstable, Suffolk, Essex, and Plymouth counties. Regular winter visitor in Cape Cod and the islands. Originally bred in the state but no known breeding areas. However, pups have been reported in Plymouth
Marine Mammal Stranding Center hotline. The MMSC urges everyone to save their hotline in their phones − the number is 609-266-0538, in order to call if you spot a seal or other creature in distress.
A harbor seal pup lifts its head out of the water to look at the other seals lounging on the breakwater at the Liberty Bay Marina in Poulsbo on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
The death of the harbor seal comes amid the town of Rye’s efforts to monitor tagged great white shark activity off town shores.