Marilyn viewed Rabbit island from 12:37 to 1:57 pm and there was only one seal seen during that time.
She noted that the water between the shore and Rabbit Island is still very dirty.
Down from the 3BS was a Sub-adult Female: sub-adult size, yellow ventral, female belly and two red tags.
Team R&B started their day on the west side. Their first find was thelovely Miss Kala RH76. She was alone resting on lower rocks. She is looking quite big.
At the outfall they spotted an adult seal foraging. They tried but couldn't make an ID, so it was reported as an Unknown Adult. While checking out the seal they saw some dolphins.
From afar they saw a green seal on shore at tracks. They couldn't tell who the seal was but it was surrounded by visitors, some getting too close. They got a call about another seal so they left the area, but did go back to check. The seal was still on shore and people were still getting too close and the seal took off. Team R&B saw a good Samaritan who was there when the seal took off scold the lady that caused it.
Next they headed over to plains. Today there was only one seal and it was Miss Aukai RL12. She was in a zone set up by the lifeguards. There were kids in the area and one of their boogie boards got washed up by her.
Lastly they went down to check on the whale carcass. They got called over to a tent and was surprised to see Dr. Kristi West who remembered them. Its been a while since they have seen her so it was a nice surprise. They don't know the cause of death of the whale and it's too decomposed to get any information. They didn't see any sharks, until later when a lone tiger shark arrived.
Rabbit Island
RH76
Unknown Adult
U/A run off
RL12
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