Thanks in large part to the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other wildlife laws, gray seals are rebounding in New England and the Mid-Atlantic.
Some view the gray seal recovery as a success story– and others see it as a problem. But scientists at NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center consider it an opportunity to understand the bigger picture of the marine ecosystem.
Our video takes you to Muskeget Island off of Nantucket in the dead of winter, as intrepid researchers take to the air, sea, and beach to assess the health of the gray seal population.
