Diseased Ice Seals
Disease Outbreak in Northern Alaska
A diseased seal with lesions and hair loss. Photos: B. Sinnok
General Information
Disease Outbreak Fliers
- Unusual Mortality Event
- Update, March/April 2013 Updated!
- Questions and Answers, June 2012
- Investigations and Findings, Feb. 2012
- Preliminary Assessment of Radionuclide Exposure
- Public Health Guidance for Contact with Marine Mammals
- Bering Strait Region Disease Flier, Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program, Nov. 2011
- Arctic Region Disease Flier, North Slope Borough, August 2011
Disease Fact Sheets
News Releases
- March 7, 2012. Seal captured near Yakutat found to have hair loss and skin sore disease
- December 20, 2011. Deaths of ringed seals in Alaska declared an unusual mortality event; walrus pending
- November 1, 2011. Public Service Announcement on Arctic Seal Disease
- October 13, 2011. NOAA Scientists seeking answers in skin lesion disease outbreak in ringed seals
