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3 May 2018 / KUCB / Laura Kraegel
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With 50+ Ringed Seal Sightings, Unalaskans Start Tracking The Unexpected Species

Dutch Harbor, Alaska, United States

Unalaskans are used to spotting marine mammals around the island. But lately, they're not just seeing whales or otters. They're seeing ringed seals — an Arctic species that typically lives far north of the ice-free Aleutian Islands.


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The first ringed seal was spotted last February near Kloosterboer at the Port of Dutch Harbor.
Credit Melissa Good / Alaska Sea Grant