Quantify Foraging Success of Northern Fur Seals in Relation to Fine-scale Prey Availability: Preliminary Findings from Saildrones and Seal-borne Sensors

Carey Kuhn1, Jeremy Sterling1, Alex De Robertis2, Mike Levine3, Burlyn Birkemeier4, Molly McCormley5, Calvin W. Mordy6, Heather M. Tabisola7 and Christian Meinig8, (1)NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal Laboratory, Seattle, WA, United States, (2)NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Midwater Assessment and Conservation Engineering, Seattle, WA, United States, (3)NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Seattl, WA, United States, (4)Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States, (5)Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington, Seattle, United States, (6)Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, Seattle, WA, United States, (7)University of Washington, Joint Institute for the Study of Atmosphere and Ocean, Seattle, WA, United States, (8)NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle, WA, United States