MOVEMENTS OF SATELLITE-TAGGED SUBADULT AND ADULT HARBOR SEALS IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA.

Reports on a study in which satellite-linked tags were attached to 49 subadult and adult harbor seals captured in Prince William Sound (PWS), Alaska, and their movements monitored during 1992-1997. Details of tracking and locating seals; Movements of juvenile and adult seals; Home ranges; Observations on movements; Mean monthly home ranges; Mean haul-out to at-sea distance; Conclusion that satellite-linked tags provided an effective means of monitoring and describing the full range of harbor seal movements in this region, with the exception of late summer when tags were shed during the molt.