Scientists Enlist Seals In Hunt For Steelhead Ocean Hideout

Federal fishery biologists are engaged in a high seas hunt to locate prized Columbia River steelhead.

Scientists want to know where these threatened fish disappear to while they mature in the Pacific Ocean.  To help the search, the researchers have enlisted some unusual -- and furry -- assistants.

LINK (Via: OPB News)

Seals are also being used to chart the ocean floor.

57 elephant seals, which have an electronic tag affixed to their skulls, are being used to collect data about the seafloor's topography, called bathymetry.

LINK (Via: Gizmodo)

Comments

[SRV]

Sad..... What do they taste like? The seals that is..

[Tom G.]

Sad why put the antenna on the front so it blocks the camera I'm not condoning it but its pretty sad!

[AC]

Nice hat.

[seth]

I use one of those when I'm making POV vids with my girlfriend.

[The president of the US]

I think that seal would look better severed in half at the neck. You tree huggers hate that comment don't you?