Table 
. Observations of Hawaiian Monk Seals at Necker Island. 
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No. 
Dates of Survey Seen 
1894 27-29 May 
1964 26 Jul 
25-26 Sep 12 
1965 15 Mar 
1966 10-11 Sep 
1967 10 Mar 
7 
12 
Remarks and References 
A few seals seen by the annexation party 
(Emory, 1928 : 56 ). 
Seen swimming in Shark Bay (BSFW). 
Adults seen hauled out on a rocky shelf on 25 Sep. 
Six were females; the sex of the rest was not 
determined (BSEW, POBSP). 
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Basking on the Shark Bay side of the shelf connect¬ 
ing the two parts of the island. Six were adults 
(of which 2 sexed were male and female) and 1 was a 
subadult female (BSFW, POBSP). 
Seen in the same locality as in previous observa¬ 
tion. Four were adults (of which 2 were females 
and 1 was a male) and 2 were subadults. One 
female was molting (BSFW). 
Six adults (of which 1 was a male and 2 “.•ere 
) 
and 6 yearlings (cr 
famali) (lEFW). 
15 Sep 
15 
Basking in 
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1968 
Aug 
1969 22 Mar 
20 
females), 1 was a yearling male and 1 wen a 
yearling female (bSFW). 
Seen on the Shark Ea'i side of the juncti,;:: '. etwee' 
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