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Monday, May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025 Monday's Dailies

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

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island from 12:27 to 2:01 pm and there were six seals during that time.

MO3 and PO3 were swimming during the first hour. They hauled out of the LPB surge channel about 1:28 pm and moved up the beach. Then PO3 started nursing before ultimately going into snooze mode. Both MO3 and PO3 seem to be doing well.

About 40 feet Makapuu of the 1BS was Juvenile Female: juvenile size, light yellowish-tan female belly and two red tags. When Marilyn checked later she had left that location and almost immediately saw her hauling out near the 3BS with an Adult Male in pursuit.

Marilyn had seen the Adult Male about 100 feet Makapuu of the 3BS when she started viewing. It appears that he had been pursued by Pua RF34 and PO4 who were swimming between 3BS and SRI. Later the AM reentered the water and Marilyn lost sight of him. Then at 1:10 pm was when he pursued the JF up the beach. There was some interaction between the two, but they both snoozed some.

RF34 Puaa and her pup PO4 hauled out between 3BS and SRI at about 12:53 pm. Later PO4 nursed and then went into snooze mode. Both Pua and PO4 seem to be doing well.

Marilyn checked in on the east side and found that TempN25 was in a different location. He was by the lifeguard stands. There was a SRA established. TempN25 was ID'd by his sub-adult size, applied N25 bleaches and a scar near his LFF.

Team R&B started at pokai and near the zen area they found Nalu R3CX. He was clean, no line or hook. Just apart from him was the lovely Kala RH76. She was resting peacefully in her zen spot. There was no interaction while they were there.

They got word from a friend that there was a seal at Nimitz. It took them a while to get out there but

when they made it out they found a seal on Kermit's Reef. They ID'd the seal as RL08, they could see his big lump on his rear side. Seems his cyst drains, fills up and drains. He seems to be doing fine.