Best Arctic Pacific
Vitus Bering was a Danish-born navigator and officer in the service of the Russian Empire. He commanded the First and Second Kamchatka expeditions, which investigated the northeastern limits of Asia and the relationship between Siberia and North America. In 1741 his expedition reached the Alaskan co...
The ribbon seal is a true seal species inhabiting Arctic and North Pacific waters. Its distinctive dark and light banding pattern—particularly around the neck—is notable. These seals are vital to the food web of these regions and are currently listed as least concern by conservation organizations. T...
The spotted seal, Phoca largha, is an earless seal native to the northern Pacific and adjacent Arctic waters, including the Bering, Chukchi and Okhotsk seas. Adults have a pale gray or silvery coat marked with irregular dark spots, while newborn pups initially possess a white natal coat. The species...
