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Monday, April 15, 2019

April 15, 2019 Monk Seal Dailies:

Todays' dailies are brought to you by Team Billand , our Canadian Posse Team D&T and Lesley. Lesley's complete Ka'ena Update is part two of the dailies.

Darlene and Todd had a very special visitor haul out right on their beach! They were thrilled to see Kaiwi RK96 had come to visit them.! They called the hotline to report and were lucky to find a monk seal sign in a neighbors yard which they put up without ropes. Thank you Team D&T ya done good.

Team Billand was out on the westside and at 8:42 am they spotted a seal foraging doing 6 minute dives. Soon after he hauled up to his favorite spot for the day and they ID'd Kekoa Alii RK72. He remained all day in the same spot.
Nice addition to spotting Kekoa Team Billand caught a couple of whales breaching.

Team Billand went out to Ka'ena West and spotted Lei Ola RH48 with RW02 PvKauai together. Volunteer Susie was on site. Team Billand observed the fishing line coming from the left corner of her mouth and can see the shank. Lei Ola was not in any stress, seemed okay, alert and was swimming just fine getting away from RW02. ( pretty much acting normal). Team Billand departed at 2:30 pm.

Further along Team Billand came across the lovely Leia RL42

resting on the rocks. Waves were coming in swooshing her about, she hung on, rolling to the right and left and bracing herself against the rocks. She is looking big, fat and happy today.

Leaving Ka'ena West Team Billand found little RK88 Puna laying upside down, flippers up and relaxing in the hot sun on the rocks. Not a care in the world, he barely moved the whole time.

Back to the west side beach Team Billand spotted a very green boy on the rocks to the right. They read the tags and here is RH32 Ka'ale. He too was relaxing hardly

moving the time they were there, this boy is fat and happy.

Then close to 4:30 on their way home they spotted a seal at Pukas alone on shore. They ID'd RIP RR70 alert and moving aware of the locals to his left. Volunteer Karen and Kathleen were on site.
RIP turned around and went up, so it seems he's planning on staying.

Kaiwi RK96