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Thursday, November 29, 2012

11-29-2012 DB's Dailies

At 0646 I found Kaiwi (RK96), M38 & Duke (RA12) in a little group at the back of Rocky Right Beach on Rabbit Island. Each would move down independently during the morning, to cool off. M38's D#5 molt is 20%, I couldn't get a good enough look at Kaiwi's belly, to assess her D#2 molt. While I did not see Duke's N18 on the right side, I did see his girdle, and it was quite visible, though crappy shooting conditions made a decent shot impossible. M38 and Duke entered the water at 1113 . M38 would haul out again to 1BS at 1150, and Duke returned to RRB at 1153.

Kaiwi remained there the entire day.

On a pan at 1233 I suddenly found that Aukai (RL12) had hauled out to the right side of Seal Rock Inlet, where she remained the rest of the day.

Team Billand called at 0846 to report Benny (RE74) at Yokes.

They found Kermit (R012) at Paradise Cove at 1043.

Zeeny checked in from Ka'ena Point with word of RIP (RR70) and Noa (R6FI) together up near the Naupaka, and Ka'ena (RO40) and Kerby (RW08) together in the main pool, at the end of the world.

Dera called at 1130 with a report of "a small" U/U off shore of Makua Beach on the west side. The caller is said to have seen a partial bleach which he thought to be a "1" and a "2". Though it must remain an U/U, I'm hopeful that he may have seen a leg of an N and the 2 of N20, which would be RL42,but ??????????????

Diga called at 1408 with the great news that she had found an 85% molted La'akea (RK82) under her favorite Naupaka bush at the elbow, Turtle Bay. While there had been previous reports of her beginning her molt, this is the first documented percentage. She has probably been at it for at least a week or two.

R5AY was transported from the Aquarium and released at Turtle Bay today. She was released at the Keiki Pond, The last report I saw said she was snoozin' near the water line.

M38 resting