Seasonal Movements and Diving of Ringed Seals, Pusa hispida, in the Western Canadian Arctic, 1999 – 2001 and 2010 – 2011

This record contains two datasets: 1. Raw unfiltered geographic coordinates and accuracy estimates of ringed seals tagged in the Western Canadian Arctic and 2. The location estimate from state-space models using a 12-hr time step. In total, 17 ringed seals were captured, measured, weighed, and tagged with satellite-linked transmitters (SDR-10, SDR-16, SPLASH) in June and July of 1999, 2000, and 2010. The tags, manufactured by Wildlife Computers Ltd. (Redmond, Washington, USA), sent data to polar orbiting satellites. Data were then retrieved via the Argos system (Harris et al., 1990). Tags collected and relayed information on movement (geographic positions) and diving data of the instrumented animals.

Date ( RI_366 ): 1999

Date ( RI_367 ): 2021-10-04

RI_409

Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada - David Yurkowski ( Aquatic Science Biologist )

501 University Cres , Winnipeg , Manitoba , R3T 2N6 , Canada

204-983-5224

Purpose: Satellite-linked time-depth recorders were deployed on 17 ringed seals in early summer in 1999, 2000, and 2010, near the Inuvialuit community of Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada. The main objective was to investigate movements and diving behaviour of ringed seals in the Prince Albert Sound (PAS) and eastern Amundsen Gulf (EAG) regions in relation to season, sex, and age-class.

Status: completed; complété RI_593

Maintenance and update frequency: notPlanned; nonPlanifié RI_542

NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Version 6.0.0.0.0 NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Version 6.0.0.0.0 ( RI_528 )

Seals/Sea Lions/Walruses

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )

Aquatic wildlife
Marine biology

DFO Areas Zones du MPO ( RI_525 )

Beaufort Sea

Use limitation: Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)

Access constraints: license; licence RI_606

Use constraints: license; licence RI_606

Classification: unclassified; nonClassifié RI_484

Spatial representation type: textTable; texteTable RI_637

Metadata language: eng; CAN

Character set: utf8; utf8 RI_458

Topic category

Biota
Environment
Oceans

Begin date: 1999

End date: 2011

Description: North West Territories and Nunavut

Supplemental Information: CITATION LIST:

Lois A. Harwood, Thomas G. Smith, James C. Auld, Humfrey Melling and David J. Yurkowski. 2015. Seasonal Movements and Diving of Ringed Seals, Pusa hispida,

in the Western Canadian Arctic, 1999 – 2001 and 2010 – 11. Arctic 68, No. 2.

Harris, R.B., Fancy, S.G., Douglas, D.C., Garner, G.W., Amstrup, S.C., McCabe, T.R., and Pank, L.F.. 1990. Tracking wildlife by satellite: Current systems and performance. Fish and Wildlife Technical Report 30. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. None.