Researchers launch pilot study to learn more about seal population now inhabiting local waters Seals lounging on a rock off the Ram Island Causeway. (Credit: Eleanor P. Labrozzi)
When I first started fishing on Long Island in the early 1980s, observing a marine mammal in the wild was an extremely rare occurrence.
Due to years of unregulated hunting, many populations declined to the point where they faced extinction. In 1972, the Marine Mammal Protection Act was signed into law and many species have since made remarkable comebacks.
Members of one such group, the pinnipeds, are now commonly seen across Long Island from October to March. Pinnipeds are marine mammals that include three families: true seals, eared seals and walruses. Only true seals can be found in our region, with five species potentially being encountered. Harbor seals are the most common, followed by grey seals. On rare occasions, we can also see Arctic species such as harp, ho
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