Ribbon Seal | NOAA Fisheries

14 Seal Secrets

Learn more about seals, marine mammals that are part of the pinniped family, which means "fin-footed" in Latin.

March 22, 2021 - Feature Story ,

Alaska

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Pacific Islands

West Coast

National

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Spotted seal on ice. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Condition of Seals Declined During Rapid Warming in Alaska

A new study finds quantitative evidence of climate-related impacts on these typically adaptable, resilient predators.

January 27, 2021 - Feature Story ,

Alaska

Photo of a spotted seal mother and pup sitting on an ice floe.

Spotted seal mother and pup in the Bering Sea. Photo: NOAA Fisheries.

Alaska Ribbon Seal Data Sets

The Alaska Fisheries Science Center's ribbon seal data sets are available on the NOAA Fisheries Open Data Portal.

May 18, 2020 - Data Set ,

Alaska

Alaska Ice Seal Data Sets

The Alaska Fisheries Science Center's ice seal (bearded, ringed, spotted and ribbon seals) data sets are available on the NOAA Fisheries Open Data Portal.

May 18, 2020 - Data Set ,

Alaska

Diseased Ice Seals and Unusual Mortality Events

UMEs for ice seals in the Bering and Chukchi Seas of Alaska.

Alaska

Ice Seal Management Plan (2012)

Principles by which the members of the Ice Seal Committee will manage ice seals.

May 24, 2018 - Other Reports ,

Alaska

Acoustic Studies Sound Board Of Marine Mammals In Alaska

This resource features passive acoustic sound clips of many amazing marine mammals that can be found in Alaska waters.

February 22, 2018 -

Alaska

Ice Seal Research in Alaska

Research on bearded, ringed, spotted, and ribbon seals.

Alaska

Ice-associated Seal Ecology Research Survey - Post 2

Ice-Associated Seal Ecology Research Survey

Ice-associated seal research survey in the central Bering Sea.

April 06, 2016 - Research ,

Alaska

Ice-associated Seal Ecology Research Survey - Post 1

Ice-Associated Seal Ecology Research Survey

Ice-associated seal research survey in the central Bering Sea.

April 02, 2016 - Research ,

Alaska

"Ribbon Seal"

Ribbon Seal Results