CRP04-212

Sooty Shearwaters in the California Current: 2008

A project of Pacific Procellariid Research Consortium.

click map for full-size version This shearwater is one of seven fitted with a small satellite transmitter within the Columbia River Plume area - in the near future we will deploy a similar number of transmitters in Monterey Bay and Santa Barbara Channel, California. We will quanitfy the shearwater's habitat use and interconnectivity among the five west coast National Marine Sanctuaries.

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Species: Sooty Shearwater
Life Stage: Sub-Adult to Adult
Gender: Unknown
Release Date: 2008-06-20 05:55:00
Release Location: Columbia River Plume
Last Location: 2008-09-18 21:05:26

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