gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:17598 eng UTF8 dataset CSV Files Alaska Fisheries Science Center 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4 Seattle WA 98115 USA https://www.afsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 0700-1700 Pacific Time resourceProvider Orr, Tony tony.orr@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:17 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) AFSC/NMML/CCEP: Harbor seal demography in Washington; capture, tagging, branding data from 1981 to 2007 AFSC/NMML/CCEP: Harbor seal demography in Washington; capture, tagging, branding data from 1981 to 2007 2016 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 17598 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17598 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Huber, Harriet harriet.huber@noaa.gov originator http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjz-2012-0047#.VkKOELerTmE WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Huber, H.R., B.R. Dickerson, S.J. Jeffries, and D.M. Lambourn. 2012. Genetic analysis of Washington State harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) using microsatellites. Canadian Journal of Zoology 90.12: 1361-1369. download http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/z09-141#.VkKFqLerTmE WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Huber, H.R., S.J. Jeffries, D.M. Lambourn, and B.R. Dickerson. 2010. Population substructure of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) in Washington State using mtDNA. Canadian Journal of Zoology 88.3: 280-288. download http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2001.tb01271.x/pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Huber, H.R., S.J. Jeffries, R.F. Brown, R.L. DeLong, and G. VanBlaricom. 2001. Correcting aerial survey counts of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) in Washington and Oregon." Marine Mammal Science 17.2: 276-293. download http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/share/AquaticMammalsIssueArchives/1993/Aquatic_Mammals_19_1/19-01_Jeffries.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Jeffries, S.J., R.F. Brown, and J.T. Harvey. 1993. Techniques for capturing, handling and marking harbor seals. Aquatic Mammals 19: 21-21. Description of capturing methods. download tableDigital Cite data as: Huber, H. R., Jeffries, S. J., Lambourn, D. M. 2016. Harbor seal demography in Washington; capture, tagging, branding data collected from 1981-04-09 to 2007-11-20 (NCEI Accession 0140930). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. The National Marine Mammal Laboratories' California Current Ecosystem Program (AFSC/NOAA) in collaboration with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife captured and sampled Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) to study the demography of this species in Washington. This database provides capture, recapture, branding and resighting information for harbor seals in Washington from 1981 to 2007. Datasets include: Captures, Recapture, and Resight. Captures and Recapture information includes speno, date, age-class, age qualifier, sex, weight, length, health, tag number, brand number, location for all age classes and axial girth for pups and subadults. It also notes if samples were taken for disease screening (blood and swabs), contaminants (blubber), genetics (skin) and if animals were instrumented and with what type(s) of instrument. Resights information includes speno, date, tag, brand, reproductive information, location. The purpose of this data set is to link harbor seal capture, recapture, branding and resighting data to provide longitudinal information on known-age survival, mortality, longevity, recruitment, and natality as well as annual natality rates for harbor seals in Washington and to document changes in these rates over time. Steve Jeffries, Dyanna Lambourn, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife underDevelopment Delong, Robert robert.delong@noaa.gov pointOfContact Huber, Harriet harriet.huber@noaa.gov pointOfContact Huber, Harriet harriet.huber@noaa.gov custodian asNeeded Age-specific natality Demography Hot-iron branding Length Life history Longitudinal studies Pacific harbor seal Repoductive success Reproduction Survival Tagging Weight theme Puget Sound Washington State coast place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/AFSC > Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian California Current Ecosystems Program project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: AFSC/NMML/CCEP: Harbor seal demography in Washington; capture, tagging, branding data from 1981 to 2007 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17598. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: There are no legal restrictions on access to the data. They reside in public domain and can be freely distributed. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: User must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to use. Applications or inferences derived from the data should be carefully considered for accuracy. Acknowledgement of NOAA/NMFS/AFSC, as the source from which these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations of these, data is suggested. Data must be cited as: Huber, H. R., Jeffries, S. J., Lambourn, D. M. 2016. Harbor seal demography in Washington; capture, tagging, branding data collected from 1981-04-09 to 2007-11-20 (NCEI Accession 0140930). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Communication and collaboration with data set authors is strongly encouraged. otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose. NOAA denies liability if the data are misused. Applications or inferences derived from the data should be carefully considered for accuracy. Whereas every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. unclassified None. None. NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 17598 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/afsc/dmp/pdf/17598.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US biota oceans MS Access -125.2 -122 46 49.2 Western Washington State, coastal (Columbia River, Willapa Bay, Grays Harbor, Cape Elizabeth to Cape Flattery) and inland waters (Strait of Juan de Fuca, Georgia Basin, San Juan Islands, south Puget Sound, Hood Canal). 1981 2007 false eng false Captures 2018-11-27 publication Recapture 2018-11-27 publication Resight 2018-11-27 publication NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/ distributor https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0140930 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link 0140930 NODC/NCEI page with links to data download sites. download dataset Completeness Report No brands on pups less than 20 kg. No brands or handling on near-term females. Capture methods were by beach seine or tangle net or 'run and grab;' methods are described in Jeffries et al. 1993. Branding in south Puget Sound took place between 1993 and 2011. Hot brands of 1 to 3 digits, using rolled stainless steel branding irons, were applied with even pressure for 3 to 4 seconds on both sides of subadult and adult animals that were physically restrained. Only pups greater than 20 kg were branded. After 2009. pups were branded on one side only. Harbor seal resights were made in south Puget Sound at Gertrude Island, Eagle Island, Woodard Bay, and Commencement Bay on land and from small boats using blinds, boats, and vehicles provided by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Observations of tagged and branded harbor seals took place at least 3 days/week at Gertrude Island between 15 June and 15 September and at least 1 day/week 16 Sept to 1 November from 1994 to 2011. After 2011, resighting observations were more irregular. otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None. | Use Constraints: Metadata are subject to revision at any time and information within the metadata record should not be cited without author consent. Whereas every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.