California · observation
Hopkins Marine Life Refuge, Pacific Grove
· Monterey Bay
A young harbor seal was photographed swimming near divers at Hopkins Marine Life Refuge.
- Species
- Harbour seal
- Number of seals
- Not recorded
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- Jean DeMarignac / NOAA WCR — SIMoN Photo Library
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- SIMoN Photo Library records 6565 and 6566 are dated 5 February 2020 at Hopkins Marine Life Refuge and credited to the same photographer; grouped as one encounter. The thumbnail for record 6565 was visually reviewed; the photographs are not republished. Sources: https://sanctuarysimon.org/dbtools/photo-library/id/6565 and https://sanctuarysimon.org/dbtools/photo-library/id/6566
- Identification confidence
- Not recorded
- Editorial status
- Published by Seal Watch.
Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.