New Zealand fur seal demographics

Cape Foulwind, 1997

Mark-recapture estimate, 29–30 Jan 1997

Total marked: 200
Mean estimate: 274.8
Range: 232.2 – 310.2

Mark-recapture counts

Count number	Date	Time	Sector	Unmarked count	Marked count	Dead marked	Dead unmarked	Total marked	Cum. dead	Estimate^?
1	29 Jan 1997	12:40 – 13:00	Cape Foulwind	4	16	-	-	200	-	247.3
2	29 Jan 1997	13:05 – 13:15	Cape Foulwind	4	24	-	-	200	-	232.2
3	30 Jan 1997	09:20 – 09:40	Cape Foulwind	15	29	-	-	200	-	300.5
4	30 Jan 1997	09:50 – 10:05	Cape Foulwind	15	35	-	-	200	-	283.8
5	30 Jan 1997	09:55 – 10:25	Cape Foulwind	17	30	-	-	200	-	310.2

The New Zealand fur seal demographic database was developed by Dragonfly Science. The data are copyright Department of Conservation, and are made available under a creative commons attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence, following the recommendations of NZGOAL. This licence allows the data to be used for any other purpose and republished, provided only that attribution is given.