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

Three young spotted seals (Phoca largha) were tagged on May 18–19, 2017 with ARGOS satellite tags SPOT-293A (Wildlife Computers, Inc., USA). Fieldwork was conducted in the Rimsky-Korsakov Archipelago located in the central part of Peter the Great Gulf, Russia (42°38ʹ–42°34ʹ N, 131°21ʹ–131°31ʹ E). The seals were captured at their costal 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 tagged spotted seals proved to be underyearling male (Platform ID No. 148660), underyearling female (Platform ID No. 94842), and yearling male (Platform ID No. 148661).
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.

2017年5月18日至19日，研究人员为三只斑海豹（Phoca largha）佩戴了美国Wildlife Computers公司生产的ARGOS卫星标签SPOT-293A。本次野外作业开展于俄罗斯彼得大帝湾中部的林斯基-科尔萨科夫群岛（北纬42°34′—42°38′，东经131°21′—131°31′）。研究人员使用环网在这些斑海豹的海岸栖息滩涂对其进行捕获，并通过专用胶水将标签粘贴至每只海豹的头顶。研究人员通过目视检查结合体长、爪部尺寸等特征，确定了每只捕获个体的性别与年龄。本次佩戴标签的斑海豹分别为：1龄以下雄性（平台编号148660）、1龄以下雌性（平台编号94842）以及1龄雄性（平台编号148661）。
本研究依托大韩民国政府与俄罗斯联邦政府间环境合作联合委员会项目（项目编号K-R-10-02，韩俄双边鳍足类动物保护合作项目）开展。所有涉及实验动物的操作均获得俄罗斯联邦农业部联邦渔业署许可，并经太平洋渔业研究中心批准。