11/29/2018 Monk Seal Dailies:

Today's dailies are brought to you Team Billand and Team T&D.  Also a little update about some of the Rabbit Island critters.

Team Billand got to the outfall this morning and spotted a seal (or maybe two). After viewing their photo they could see it was RN14 Kalani who was out there foraging doing 6 minute dives.
Later in the day when they came back to the area for a recheck they found him hauled out at a nearby beach alone up on the rocks. No bosom buddy to pester him today.

The only other seal they spotted today was at a Leeward Beach late this morning. It was RIP RR70 alone to the right lower rocks snoozing. On their afternoon check he was still on the lower rocks, just leaving the playboy pond to dry out.

Team Billand spotted the Hokuliea heading in a westerly direction. Word is it is heading for Waimea to kick off The Eddie.  Team Tammy and Dave also spotted the Hokuliea rounding the point while they were out at Ka'ena Point.

Team T&D first find of the day was Puna RK88 at 10 minute beach. It looked like he had just hauled out. On their way back he was still there. 

Their next siting was the Hokuleia coming around the point as well as a pair of Albatross together.
The only other seal they spotted was the beautiful Aukai RL12 at back beach.

Some Rabbit Island news. Today there was a NOAA team out on the island. There was only four seals compared to Marilyn finding 7 or 8 (lol). They were able to apply bleach on two of the critters.
RW22 Kolohe is fully molted and bleached with N22 on his mid and dorsal posterior. 
RV08 Buster just started his molt so no bleach applied.
RK38 Hali'a attempted to "rebleach" her. They got the N on dorsal mid, but she woke up and went into the water. It is unknown if the bleach will take hold or what it will look like.
RK72 Kekoa is just starting his molt around neck and on chest so no bleach applied. Guess he decided to leave the west side to molt.
Thank you NOAA team as this will help making an ID on the island.

 Hokuleia on her way to opening ceremonies for The Eddie 

 RN14 Kalani 

 RR70 RIP

Puna RK88

 RL12 Aukai