Photo-identification and haulout counts of pinnipeds in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island and Chesapeake Bay, Virginia
Authors: Moll, T., D. Rees, D. Jones, C. Tompsett, G. Mitchell, and T. Vars
Year published: 2015
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Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina concolor) and gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) distribution along the U.S. Atlantic coast has shifted in recent years, with an increased number of seals reported in southern New England and the mid-Atlantic region (Kenney 2014; Waring et al. 2014). Data from NOAA surveys have previously shown New Jersey as the southern extent for harbor and gray seals (NOAA 2015a), with occasional sightings and strandings reported as far south as Florida and North Carolina for harbor and gray seals, respectively (Waring et al. 2014). NOAA now reports that a small group of harbor seals (
