ribbonsealfacts

Ribbon seals (Histriophoca fasciata) are native to Arctic regions, occurring throughout icy waters of the northern Pacific Ocean and southern Arctic Ocean.

RANGE: The ribbon seal is endemic to the western and central North Pacific Ocean, with its total distributional range including the Sea of Okhotsk, northern Sea ...

The ribbon seal lives in the Arctic parts of the Pacific Ocean. During winter and spring, it hauls out on pack ice to breed, molt, and give birth. During this ...

Adult ribbon seals of both sexes measure an average 1.6m (maximum 1.9m) in length, and weigh an average 70-80kg (maximum 148kg). Pups weigh about 9-10kg and ...

The Ribbon seal is a medium-sized pinniped from the true seal family. The adult coat has a dark background encircled with four light-colored stripes. One stripe ...

Ribbon seals inhabit the North Pacific Oceans and parts of the Arctic Ocean. They are reliant upon the sea ice for mating, molting and caring for their pups.

Ribbon seals, Histriophoca fasciata, can be found in the north Pacific and the Bering and Okhotsk Seas, and seasonally in the Chukchi Sea, western Beaufort Sea ...