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The Pacific Ocean's Serengeti

KAZU
Published July 5, 2011 at 8:24 PM PDT
This bull elephant seal is carrying a tag which allows researchers to follow his movements in real-time. The tag is glued to the fur, which is molted each year.
courtesy of TOPP, (c) Dan Costa, UC Santa Cruz
This bull elephant seal is carrying a tag which allows researchers to follow his movements in real-time. The tag is glued to the fur, which is molted each year.

By Krista Almanzan

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Monterey, CA – A first of its kind Marine Life Census has identified an area off the California Coast that scientists compare to Africa's Serengeti. Researchers in the Tagging of Pacific Predators Project, or TOPP, have just published their findings in the journal Nature. KAZU's News Director Krista Almanzan spoke with Stanford's Dr. Randy Kochevar, a Principal Investigator in TOPP, about the findings.