ME harbor and gray seals time series

Seal populations in the Northwest Atlantic are thriving, yet few
grant dollars go to seal projects in the Northeast region. According to many
researchers and managers in the region, the healthy state of stocks is exactly
why we should be studying seals. Seal and human activities along the coast
often result in conflicts, which will undoubtedly increase as the population
and range of both seals and humans increase. The east coast of the US lacks a
management plan for seals. A problem that seriously impedes management is that
managers do not know where the seals are and more specifically, where haul-out
sites are. This Atlas is designed to aid managers and researchers in the
management and conservation of seals in the Northwest Atlantic. The Atlas and
the data used to create the atlas can be accessed through OBIS-SEAMAP.