(Photograph by G. E. Davis) Harbor seal species profile Encyclopedia of Puget Sound June 9, 2014 Jacqlynn C. Zier and Joseph K. Gaydos* SeaDoc Society / UC Davis’ Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center Orcas Island Office 942 Deer Harbor Road, Eastsound, WA 98245 *Corresponding author
[email protected] Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................. 3 Distribution .............................................................................................................. 3 Global .............................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Local ................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 1 Populations .............................................................................................................. 4 Genetic diversity ........................................................................................................................................................ 4 Population size ........................................................................................................................................................... 5 Longevity and survival ..........................................................................................................................................