Table 
Observations of Hawaiian Monk Seals at Nihoa Island. 
Dates of Survey 
1867 27 Apr 
19l<-0 7-15 
1953 21-27 T'-; 
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: 96 k 
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Z'i-zk Sep 
1965 13 - 1 ^ Mar 
1966 28 Jul - 
1 Aug 
No. 
Seen 
0 
Remarks and References 
About a 
dozen 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
Seen on beach. Several shot by King Kamehema IV 
I 
(Pal2‘ ^ Emory, 1928:9)- 
(Vanderbilt and de Schauensee, 19^1: ). 
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(Kenyon & Rice, 1959:217). 
(Ksr.yon & Rice, 1959:217). 
(Rice, 1960 : 377 ). 
A seal seen lying on the small beach on the west 
side of Adam’s Bay on 6 Mar. An adult seen swimming 
offshore later in the day (POBSP) 
An adult seen swimming near the landing site 
(BSFW, POBSP). 
Three seen each day. Two were adults (a male and 
a female) and four were subadults (one a female) 
(BSFW, POBSP). 
(BSFW, FOBSP). 
1967 
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