The Interreg Aurora funded project SealHabitat aim to strengthen the understanding of ringed seal ecology and to recommend monitoring methods and sustainable management practices. The Swedish Museum of Natural History, in collaboration with Pro Mare, conducted fieldwork in September 2025. They attached telemetry tags on Baltic ringed seals. Data collected from tagged seals provide insights into their behaviour and movements, which can help identify key habitats that may be affected by human activities. This information is essential for preventing unintended changes in seal behaviour and movement patterns caused by habitat alteration/changes.
The 2025 expedition took place at Stora Fjäderägg in the Holmöarchipelago in Sweden. Telemetry devices were successfully deployed on five seals. The team is now actively receiving data from each individual. Additional field campaigns are planned to increase the number of monitored seals and strengthen the understanding of this population.
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