June 2, 2025 Monday's Dailies

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

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island from 12:41 to 3:34 pm and there were five seals seen during that time.

On the waterfront rocks between Middle Cliff and 3BS were two seals:

Sub-adult Male: sub-adult to adult size, dark gray coat, medium gray male-belly and two red tags.

Sub-adult Female: sub-adult size, tan female belly with lots of green and two red tags.

Out on RRB was a Juvenile Female: juvenile size, older coat, light yellow female belly with a small line scar midventral, unsure about tags.

At 1:14 pm, what turned out to be weaner PO4 hauled out on LPB from the surge channel: weaner size and light female belly.

It was not until 3:15 pm that weaner PO3 hauled out down from 3BS. Marilyn had seen him playing in the nearshore waters for about 15 minutes before he hauled out. 

Marilyn had got word from Gamma Gayle of two seals on the beach  this morning. Marilyn headed over and between 9:35 to 10:55 am and the two seals were separated about 50 feet apart.

RQ32 (born on Molokai in 2022): sub-adult size, light female belly, tags are worn in the white paint is missing on the Q32 and Q33 was easier to read, comma shaped scar on right lower cheek and line scar on base of RFF. This is the first time Marilyn has seen RQ32, but she apparently has been seen in the neighborhood  recently.

TempN25; sub-adult size, mottled male belly, no tags, scar at base of LFF, applied N25 bleaches mid-dorsal and rump.

Team R&B arrived at pokai and found RH32 Kaale hauling up onto the rocks. There were no lines, no hooks, looking very healthy. He seemed alert and aware someone was there.

They hung out for a bit and then realized why he was so alert, there was another seal hauling in.

Although they were happy to see another seal they saw the seal had a line trailing.  They ID'd R3CX Nalu as he came all the way up. They

could not see any hook that was visible. They noted the line going alone his body and over his right fore flipper.

At one point they saw a swivel at the end of the line by his right fore flipper. He pulled at the line, head in the air and was able to land just fine.

He slept the whole time they were there. Then at 10:22 am he took off and they never saw him again or which direction he headed off in.

Rabbit Island

East side 

RH32

R3CX