The Seals of Sable Island

Damian Lidgard is an Aquatic Biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada. He works with the Maritimes seal research team on Sable Island, Nova Scotia — home to one of the world’s largest grey seal colonies! Damian has been studying marine mammals for over 25 years and has visited Sable Island every year since 1996 as both a seal scientist and a wildlife photographer. In this session, Damian will share what life is like for grey seals on Sable Island and how his team uses special video cameras to discover what seals do beneath the waves.