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Dietary Dilemma
Which prey offer the greatest energetic return? In the remote reaches of the Bering Sea, the Pribilof Islands were once…
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High-Tech Tracking in the Bering Sea
Electronic tags reveal secrets of foraging fur seals Northern fur seals in the eastern Bering Sea spend most of their…
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Cool Waters, Warm Bodies
image caption: Two northern fur seal pups amongst sleeping adult females on the Pribilof Islands. Are young northern fur seals…
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Foraging in Fine-Scale
Pups and adult female northern fur seals look on as a bull makes threatening calls. New research details northern fur…
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Predators in the Prey Patch
Northern fur seals at night New insights into the complex relationship between fur seals and pollock A multidisciplinary team of…
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Measuring Diet in the Lab: The Pros and Cons of QFASA
At the heart of unraveling the precipitous decline of Western Alaska’s Steller sea lions are two key questions: What do they…
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Northern fur seals – a Tale of Two Critters
A recent experience with young northern fur seals resulted in unexpected insights into the physiology of fur seals, and stronger…
MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH UNIT - UBC