ABSTRACT The New Zealand fur seal/kekeno (Arctocephalus forsteri, NZFS) is native to Aotearoa/New Zealand. Its original range included the entire coast of mainland New Zealand, and offshore and subantarctic islands. The NZFS has gradually recolonised much of its former range after being almost extirpated by hunting, however, little is known about species dispersal in the non-breeding season. Stable isotope analysis (SIA) can trace foraging ecology and migration in marine mammal species.
