Seals

species:

Grey Seal

scientific name:

Halichoerus grypus

notes:

Black tag with a white five numeric code.
Tag noir avec un code blanc cinq numeric.
Zwarte tag met een witte vijf numeric code.
Schwarze farbenes tag mit einem weisse fünfstelligen Code.

note 1 : the tag is rectangular 4cm. x 1cm. with on one side the year and the rehab number in the form of a 2 or 3 number (YY-RRR).

note 2 : on the other side the text : Zeehondencentrum, info@zeehondencentrum.nl, Pieterburen, Holland.

note 3 : 2024: Black ; 2023: White ; 2022: Red ; 2021: Blue ; 2020: Purple ; 2019: Grey ; 2018: Black ; 2017: White ; 2016: Red ; 2015: Purple ; 2014: Orange.

note 4 : seals (Common Seals and Grey Seals) are usually tagged on the right hind flipper between the 2nd and 3rd digit, unless there is any injury on that limb, in that case we tag on the left hind flipper.

note 5 :

email sighting submit:

colour-ring colour (of the c-ring):

Black (Niger) [N]

colour-ring code (of the c-ring):

Five numeric code (5 numbers).

countries where ringed:

The Netherlands.