WhaleNet/ "Assateague" Tag

WhaleNet

Marine Animal Lifeline

Release Date
March 28, 2004

"Saco" and "Cape"

Hooded Seals
(Cystophora cristata)

[Maps and Data below]

Where are "Saco" and "Cape"?

Data from satellite tag -

Position Data - latitude and longitude fixes.
Data archive - for all the Satellite tag data from "Saco" and "Cape's" tags go to WhaleNet's archives. Sort by thread and then scroll down and find Data Hoods.

Maps - Present and past locations.

Tracking Map - "Saco"

Tracking Map - "Cape"
Update Maps: 4/13, 4/16, 4/22

About "Saco" and "Cape"

Stranding History

MAL - Species ID Information

Fact Sheet #1 - Information About Hooded Seals

Fact Sheet #2 - Information About Increasing Seal Populations in the Gulf of Maine

Hooded Seal information from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center

Tools to Help You Analyze Satellite Tag Data

Map Generator Generate your own maps of any location.
Distance Generator - Determine the distance and heading between any two fixes (latitude and longitude readings).
Nation Data Buoy Center - access oceanographic data in real time.
Ice formation images in Davis Strait.
National Ice Center - Ice maps, NOAA.
Ice/Sea Surface Temperature - Nice Image.
Additional Maps and Maps Index

How Satellite tags work

Movie of a satellite tag being attached to a seal
Slide shows of seals being tagged and released

Lessons and Curriculum Connections

Resources useful to teachers using satellite tag data with students

Satellite Tagging Observation Program

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