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International_Weddell_Seal_Team_Antarctic

Robert Harcourt

The team of international collaborators is tracking their movements with satellite tags and are particularly interested in the females who have successfully raised pups, whether they have a particular dependence on toothfish at this crucial time of their life cycle, and over the winter. From left to right: Mark Hindell (University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia), Rachel Holser (University of California, Santa Cruz, USA), Baukje Lenting (Wellington Zoo, Wellington, NZ), Rose Foster (University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ), Robert Harcourt (Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia).