Dana Miller and Mike Allert, Coast Guard Auxiliary members of Flotilla-12 in Edmonds, Wash., navigate Allert's vessel Glimfeather in Puget Sound toward a release location for a rehabilitated harbor seal pup March 7, 2016.
The seal pup was been rescued by the Progressive Animal Welfare Society in December 2015 and nursed back to health before being released with the help of Auxiliary Flotilla-12 volunteers.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Sarah Wilson.
A rehabilitated Harbor Seal looks through the door of its crate before being released into Puget Sound by members of Progressive Animal Welfare Society and volunteers from Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla-12, March 7, 2016.
Employees of Progressive Animal Welfare Society nursed the yearling seal back to health after it was found stranded and near death in West Seattle in December.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Sarah Wilson.
Jen Mannas, a naturalist at Progressive Animal Welfare Society in Lynnwood, Wash., looks out over Puget Sound to release a rehabilitated Harbor Seal March 7, 2016.
Mannas worked with Coast Guard Auxiliary members from Flotilla-12 in Edmonds, Wash., to release the seal after nearly four months of rehabilitation treatment.
U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Seaman Sarah Wilson.
A rehabilitated female Harbor Seal yearling prepares to enter Puget Sound after being released by members of Progressive Animal Welfare Society with the help of volunteers from Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla-12.
The Auxiliary, comprised entirely of volunteers, supports various Coast Guard missions, including marine environmental protection.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Sarah Wilson
A year-old Harbor Seal leaves its crate and dives into Puget Sound after four months of rehabilitation at Progressive Animal Welfare Society, March 7, 2016.
Volunteers from Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla-12 in Edmonds, Wash., released the seal in partnership with Progressive Animal Welfare Society and NOAA.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Seaman Sarah Wilson.