Satellite tracking data of young spotted seals (Phoca largha) from Peter the Great Bay, 2017-2022

Nine young spotted seals (Phoca largha) were tagged between 2017 and 2022 with ARGOS satellite tags SPOT-293A (Wildlife Computers, Inc., USA). Fieldwork was conducted within Peter the Great Bay, Russia (42°38ʹ–42°34ʹ N, 131°21ʹ–131°31ʹ E). The seals were captured at their costal rookery and haul-out sites using a hoop net. The tags were attached to the top of the head of each seal using special glue. The sex and age of each captured individual were determined by visual examination and by such characteristics as body length and size of claws. The research was conducted on five under-yearlings (Platform IDs №№ #36693, #55009, #55010, #94842 and #148661), three yearlings (Platform IDs №№ #36694, #55014 and #148660) and one two-years old individual (Platform ID № #36695).

The study was conducted under the Joint Committee on Environmental Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the Russian Federation (K-R-10-02, Korea-Russia bilateral cooperation on the conservation of pinnipeds). All procedures with animals were permitted by the Federal Agency for Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation and approved by the Pacific Fisheries Research Center.