Using seals to probe remote seas
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Seals equipped with sensors on their foreheads are helping scientists collect data from some of the most remote corners of the world, advancing research on global warming, ice cover and weather forecasting.
The project has involved more than 1,000 seals since it began in 2004 and yesterday the international scientists behind it launched the portal “Marine Mammals Exploring the Oceans Pole-to-pole” (www.meop.net) with the data collected so far.
“They are taking data from places where there has been virtually no data before. It’s unique,” said Mike Fedak, head of the Sea Mammal Research Unit at St Andrew’s University in Britain.
The project involves an international consortium from 11 countries: Australia, Brazil, Britain, Canada, China, France, Germany, Greenland, Norway, South Africa and United States.
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