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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND COLLECTING PERMITScientific Research and Collecting Permit • November 15th, 2010
Name of principal investigator:Name: Andrea Dransfield Phone: (b) (6) Email: (b) (6) Name of institution represented:San Francisco State University Co-Investigators:No co-investigators Project title:Monitoring Possible Effects of Disturbance on Pacific Harbor Seals in Drakes Estero, CA. Purpose of study:The harbor seal is the dominant pinniped and only year-round resident in the San Francisco Bay Area. The colony at Point Reyes National Seashore represents the second largest concentration of harbor seals in California and accounts for 20% of the mainland population. Most of the Point Reyes coastline remains relatively pristine and provides important marine and terrestrial habitat for seals to rest, molt, feed, and breed where human encroachment is minimal. Further studies are needed to investigate pinniped behavioral response to disturbance. Recent pinniped research shows the importance of spatial and temporal scales in habitat selection. While the life history of pinnipeds is generall
