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Autonomous Biological Samplers of the Physical Environment

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Winter Animal Handling

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Summary of Crabeater APBTs

	17 seals produced 4895 BTs
	On average each seal
		Completed 279 (30-893) casts
		Covering 59 (7-201) days
		Made 5.5 (0.4-10) casts/day
		Reaching 114 m
		Max depth 494 m

Future Directions

	Compare APBT to CTD data
	Does diving behavior correlate with water column structure
	Make data available for hydrography
	Calibrate tag with elephant seal

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Behavior Linked to Physical Features