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Cabo Blanco / Cap Blanc · public record

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Cabo Blanco / Cap Blanc · observation

Coastal waters off Costa de las Focas

· Cabo Blanco peninsula

CBD-Habitat photographed a Mediterranean monk seal swimming close to purse-seine fishing nets off Costa de las Focas on 2 June 2020.

Species
Mediterranean monk seal
Number of seals
1
Attributed name
Unidentified
Source
CBD-Habitat — 2020 annual monitoring report

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Supporting evidence
https://www.fundacion-parquesreunidos.com/content/dam/fundacion/uploads/Annual-Report-2020.-Mediterranean-monk-seal-Program.-CBD-Habitat.pdf — Photographic annex 6 (physical PDF p42) captions June 2; 2020 annual report context. Caption explicitly identifies one seal near the nets.
Identification confidence
Not recorded
Editorial status
Published by Seal Watch.

Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.

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