The seal's movements were tracked via Argos Service satellites for up to 4 months after release. The seal capture/release area consisted of: the continental shelf to the west of the antarctic Peninsula extending from the northern tip of Adelaide Island to the southern portion of Alexander Island, Crystal Sound, and Marguerite Bay. Ship name/cruise ID/dates of cruise:

• R/V Laurence M. Gould / LMG0104 / Apr 20 - Jun 06 2001
• R/V Laurence M. Gould / LMG0106 / Jul 21 - Sep 01 2001
• R/V Laurence M. Gould / LMG0203 / Apr 07 - May 21 2002
• R/V Laurence M. Gould / LMG0205 / Jul 29 - Sep 19 2002

Related files documenting the condition of each seal can be found at the above referenced web site. Specific file names are:

• seals general general seal capture meta data
• seals phys seal physiology
• seals morphs seal morphology
• seals predmass seal mass and age predictions

These same files are described in the DIF Entry ID: seal_obs_SO, which is available at http://gcmd.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?seal_obs_SO. Note: References to dates and geographic areas in this record only refer to capture/release events and do not reflect the movements of the seals.