Ice Seal Tracking Maps Archive

During the last 10 days we have received locations for 2 bearded, 1 ringed, and 1 spotted seal. The bearded (BS17-04-F, green square) and ringed seal (RS17-01-M, red arrow) are both along the ice edge in southern Kotzebue Sound. Bearded seal BS17-05-F (orange square) and spotted seal SS17-02-M (blue circle) are near the mouth of the Yukon River. Sea ice data are courtesy of NASA's Worldview, dated 19 May (https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/).