Endangered Western Aleutians Steller Sea Lions Continue Decline

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Endangered Western Aleutians Steller Sea Lions Continue Decline

[cycloneslider id=”aleutian-sea-lions”] Hover over image to pause slideshow. Endangered Steller sea lions in the western Aleutian Islands continued to decline in abundance in 2016 by nearly seven percent. The latest report was released today and shows a concerning trend in abundance for Steller sea lions living in the western Aleutians. The species is made up of […]

Mixing New Technology and People Power for an Accurate Count of Endangered Steller Sea Lions

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Mixing New Technology and People Power for an Accurate Count of Endangered Steller Sea Lions

  Fall at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center means researchers are sifting through all the data they collected over the summer months in the field. For the Steller sea lion team that means reviewing hundreds of thousands of photos. Every summer AFSC’s Marine Mammal Lab scientists conduct Steller sea lion surveys along the Aleutian Island […]