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Table . 
Observations of Hawaiian Monk Seals at Necker Island, 
No. 
Dates of Survey Seen 
1894 27-29 May ^ ^ 
1964 26 July 
1965 15 Mar. 
1966 10-11 Sep6 
1967 10 Mar. 
15 Sept 
1968 7 ,^ Aug 
1969 22 Mar 
6 
25-26 Sept- 12 
12 
15 
20 
Remarks and References 
Ox- wsontS. 
A few seals seen by the annexation party 
9 
(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 (BSIV, POBSP). 
0 
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 were'W>^V 5 )^ 
and 6 yearlings (one-a maloy—o n e- a femal e) (BSFW). 
Basking in same locality as above. Thirteen were 
adults (of which 2 were sexed as males and 5 as 
females), 1 was a yearling male and 1 was a 
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yearling female (BSFW). 
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Seen on the Shark Bay side of the junction between 
Northwest Cape and the mainland. Seven were adult 
