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Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveA Harbor Seal, Phoca vitulina, is a small phocid with a stubby, compact body and short limbs

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Description

Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveA Harbor Seal, Phoca vitulina, is a small phocid with a stubby, compact body and short limbs. Colors range from silver-gray to tan and all are spotted. Theyoccur in almost all nearshore environments from Baja,California to the Bering Sea.

Location

North Puget Sound, Anacortes, Washington

Collection

NERR

Fauna

Keywords

Estuaries

Fauna

Marine Mammals

Seals