Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus

Australian Fur-seal at Bawley Point, NSW

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Identification history

	Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus	7 May 2019	CharlesDove
	Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus	5 May 2019	Marg

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This seal spent a lot of time just near the gantry at Bawley Point. One behaviour it showed repeatedly was hanging upside down in the water column with its hind flippers in the air. Apologies if photo is rotated - flippers should be up.

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Location information

Coordinates 150.394928 -35.505536
Altitude 4.5m
Places Bawley Point, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
3 May 2019 04:55 PM Recorded on
Marg Recorded by
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Mammals Sea Mammals Marg South Coast NatureMapr

Species information

Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus Scientific name
Australian Fur-seal Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 47.1m Recorded at altitude
72 images trained Machine learning
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