Measuring body fat in Steller sea lions and other pinnipeds
Dr. David Rosen, Research Associate with the Marine Mammal Research Unit (MMRU) of the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries recently received a New Technology research grant from the North Pacific Board for $US60,000 to test a new portable device to measure body fat in Steller sea lions and other pinnipeds. Body fat is a […]
It’s a drag wearing a tag
What impacts do tracking tags have on the behaviour and swimming costs of marine mammals? Electronic devices affixed to individual animals are invaluable tools for researchers studying the lives of wild marine mammals. These data logging “tags” can record the animal’s behaviour, physiology, and physical and auditory environment — data that would be unobtainable by […]