November 5, 2025 Friday's Dailies

Todays dailies are brought to you by Marilyn and Team R&B💕

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island from 11:44 am to 1:53 pm and there were three seals seen during that time.

About 50 feet Makapuu of the 1BS was RK24 Bruno: adult size, gray male belly, two red tags. lower lip scar. Marilyn only saw his ventral and left side. His N33 bleach was applied to his right side, so we have to wait to see if the bleach worked.

Between 3BS and SRI were two seals:

RQ32: small adult or large sub-adult size, light female belly, scar on right side of face, no info on tags. Her applied N bleach was on her left hip.

N32: adult size, medium gray coat, male and N32 applied bleach readable on the seals right side, blurry with backward N on left side. Hopefully NOAA can get an ID on this seal from the photos they took yesterday.

Team R&B thought they were going to have another slow day, until they spotted a seal hurrying onto the area, then they lost sight of it. They hung out for an hour and finally they noticed the seal landing at rest-camp side by the cabins. They were able to ID Nalu R3CX.

Once again they spotted three seals foraging at the outfall area. There were a couple of surfers out there as well. Team R&B were able to ID one of the seals as Lei Ola RH48.  One of the seals was an adult with a scar on the left side of its face. The seal was reported as an Unknown Adult. The last one they saw was also an adult with a clean coat, not sure about tags. Also reported as an Unknown Adult.

Next they decided to check out plains and was happy to find a seal on shore. Resting in a zone alone was the royal lady RL12 Aukai.  While

watching over Aukai Team R&B saw a Sandpiper land on shore.

Their last critter of the day was a handsome male, no tags, clean coat in excellent condition. They certainly have a sense of humor.

Rabbit Island

R3CX

RH48

UA w/scar

UA w/clean coat

RL12

December 4, 2025 Thursday's Dailies

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Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island from 9:10 am to 12:18 pm and a NOAA team went out to the island today. Mark and Rob did a survey and some bleaching.   They were able to bleach four of the six seals that were out there today.

At the back of the Lanikai side of LPB in the shadows was RU70: weaner size,  female belly U70 tag. She is RJ30 Wailea's Mokokua Nui 2025 pup. (formerly PO13).

There were three seals on the 1BS side of LPB. There was some

interaction among three before they entered the water at 9:23 am. Marilyn saw them later near the 2BS for a short time. Then at 9:57 am, one of the seals hauled out on the Makapuu side of 3BS and then the two other seals hauled out to her.

The three seals were:

RQ32: sub-adult to adult size, light female belly, two red tags and a small dark scar on the right side of her face. She was born on Molokai. She has been seen on the east side several times. Marilyn suspects she was the  the A/F reported yesterday. She got an N on

bleach on her left hip, unfortunately she moved before she got a N60 bleach.

RK24 Bruno: adult size, newer coat, light to medium gray male belly, lower lip scar and two red tags. He got a N33 bleach on his right side.

R7AF was the third seal of the group: adult male, darker male belly, two red tags. He later relocated to the RRB channel where the NOAA team was able to apply N61 bleach on both of his hips.

Near the waterline between 3BS and SRI was an unknown adult labeled Adult Male: large adult size, dark mottled gray male belly, no

tags. He got N32 bleach on both hips.  Maybe NOAA can identify him from their photos when they get back to the office. He almost got a flex tag but he moved before they could get to it.

Near the SRI channel was RU38: older weaner size and shape, yellow female belly and two red tags. She did not cooperated in the efforts to bleach her, so no bleach.

Well Team R&B had an unusually slow day. Their only find today was Nalu R3CX and he was foraging all day. They went back later and the day and he was still out there.

Seems all the seals have moved on, things changed when the super surf came in. Hopefully they'll be back soon.

Rabbit Island

R3CX

December 3, 2025 Wednesday's Dailies

Todays dailies are brought to you by Marilyn and Team R&B💕

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island from 12:10 to 1:54 pm and there were four seals seen during that time.

A Weaner Unknown next to seaweed covered rocks down from 3BS: weaner size, older coat, yellow belly. no info on sex or tags.

Between 3BS and SRI were three seals:

Adult Male: large adult size, dark gray coat, male belly, did not see tags.

Adult Female: small adult size, very light female belly, at least one red tag.

RK24 Bruno: adult size, mottled gray male belly, two red tags, lower lip scar.

Team R&B had an interesting day, in that all the critters they observed today were in the water.

First found one seal foraging which was Nalu R3CX and he was out there catching fish.

Then over by the outfall they watched three seals foraging. They

waited and tried to get IDs but no such luck today. They suspect it could be RP30, RL12 and another, but they just don't know.

They were able to capture something spectacular today. Every season they hope to capture a while breaching and today was that day. There was a mom and calf, not to mention dolphins out there too.

Rabbit Island

R3CX

Unknowns - who are you ??

whales !!!