Satellite Tags Help Map Sea Lion Life at Orange County Beach
Pacific Marine Mammal Center released 14 month old Drew and her companion Ella after eight months of rehabilitation. A small satellite tag records Drew's swims dives and water conditions to help NOAA map pup movements and rehab outcomes along Southern California shores.
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Rescues by the numbers at Pacific Marine Mammal Center
Laguna Beach group reports 372 sea lions rescued this year with 200 rehabilitated and 167 held at once. Six satellite tags used costing 3600 dollars each plus 14 dollars daily satellite time. About half of pups die in year one and tags stay on 8 to 9 months.
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