Mastodawn

Japan’s Environment Ministry is looking to use underwater acoustic devices from fiscal 2026 to keep Hokkaido's Kuril harbor seals from stealing salmon and mackerel from fishing nets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/16/japan/kuril-harbor-hokkaido/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #oceans #harborseals #capeerimo

Ministry turns to acoustic devices to stop seals from stealing fish in Hokkaido

Authorities hope the measure will protect the local fishing industry and address, in a responsible way, the problem of seals stealing salmon and mackerel from fishing nets.

The Japan Times

CapeCodAdventurePictures Mar 10

Harbor Seals in Plymouth 03/10/26

Harbor Seals at Ellisville Harbor State Park, Plymouth 03/10/26 #Seals #HarborSeals #MarineMammals #Plymouth #Massachusetts #NaturePhotography

https://capecodadventure.photos/2026/03/10/harbor-seals-in-plymouth-03-10-26/

~meoralis~Feb 25

For #WildlifeWednesday and #WhiskersWednesday, here's a memory from 2010 when we visited the #Seal Centre #Friedrichskoog. This sanctuary rescues and raises abandoned seal pups and provides a home for a few adult seals that cannot be released back into the North Sea. It rehabilitates both grey seals and harbour seals, the two seal species native to Germany. 🦭

#Seehundstation #SeehundstationFriedrichskoog #Seehund #Seehunde #Robbe #Robben #Hundsrobbe #PhocaVitulina #commonSeal #harbourSeal #harbourSeals #harborSeal #harborSeals #wildllife #animalPhotography

Alameda Post Dec 16

Alameda's harbor seal float is beginning to overflow. Richard Bangert reports that when the float was jam-packed at the beginning of December, about a dozen seals took it upon themselves to rest on Saildrone’s plastic dock in Seaplane Lagoon instead. https://alamedapost.com/features/nature/harbor-seals-rest-on-commercial-dock-in-seaplane-lagoon/

#alameda #AlamedaPoint #HarborSeals

Michael Kohlman Sep 26

Just a Little Shy:

Sea Lions get a lot of attention here in the Monterey Bay, as they are so... Extroverted...

But honestly I prefer the local Harbor Seals. Every single one of them seems to have the soul of a clown inside.

#HarborSeals #Seals #Wildlife #Photography

MicheleV_AK Sep 5, 2025

I hope to be able to make it to the release of these two extremely precious harbor seals today! Juliet and Echo are rehabilitated and ready to return to the ocean. They are being released in Kenai today at 3pm. #Alaska #AlaskaMarineLife #HarborSeals #AlaskaSeaLifeCenter

MicheleV_AK Jul 25, 2025

Fat harbor seals at Homer Harbor yesterday. So cute! Photos by Pops Weisser #Alaska #AlaskaMarineLife #HarborSeals #HomerAlaska

San Francisco Baykeeper Jun 17, 2025

People are harming the Bay's wildlife --often out of misplaced concern.

Marin in particular "has an exceedingly high number of severe disturbances with young seal pups, which can be life-threatening interactions,” said Giancarlo Rulli of the Marine Mammal Center.

Bottom line: if you see an animal in distress, do NOT approach it. Instead call the center’s hotline to submit a report: 415-289-7325

https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/06/16/sausalito-based-marine-mammal-center-logs-worrisome-wildlife-disturbances/

@MercNews #wildlife #seals #sealife #bayarea #harborseals #marinemammal

Marine Mammal Center logs worrisome wildlife disturbances

More than a quarter of the sea mammals rescued by the hospital annually have experienced harm by human or dog interactions over the past three years, the center reported.

The Mercury News

Michael Kohlman Apr 13, 2025

Still going through my pics from last weekend of Harbor Seal Gals and their Pups at the Hopkins Beach Rookery in Pacific Grove CA, using Sony's new 400-800mm G lens.

But I'm still finding some "Aww" moments, such as this Mom and her Recent Newborn posing for the camera:

#Photography #Wildlife #Seals #HarborSeals #MomentOfZen #SilentSunday