Southeast 
Little North 
North 
Kittery 
SEAL 
Grass 
Seal Observations on Pearl and Hermes 
June 1963 
Report states that "records were kept on the numbers of 
turtles and seals present." 
June 18-22. FSS summary - Seals, very few (6-8 a day) seen 
tag numbers difficult to read--several recorded. 
June 18 - PCS - Circled island picking up fish balls--dead 
albatross bands and banded seals. 
June 18 - ABA _ This morning...walked around the island and 
only counted two seals. ( IGB :) 18 June : #80, #106, either 
86 or 98, + 4 other east - 5 on west) 19 June : seal ikl 
22 June : 113, 92. 
June 23 - PCS - 13 seal pups seen. 
June 25 - PCS - found 3 tagged seals. 
( IGB :) 23 June : seals: 127, 93 with pup, 13 pups 
25 June : seal tags 104, 127, 93. 
June 23 - FCS - No mention 
June 2k - FCS - Binion took seal count 
June 23-25 - FCS Summary :- several with tags recorded. 
13-15 pups on island. 
June 23 - ABA - I went around the island counting the seals 
There were _ on the beach (_ adults and pups). ICB: 
23 June: seal - tagged - 101. 2k June : seal - 71. 
June 26 - FCS - No mention. 
June 26 - FCS - No mention 
IGB: seal - 12^, 92 - 25+ 
June 26-27 - FCS Summary - 8-10 seals seen each day 
IGB: 134 
ABA = Arthur Binion Amerson, Jr. - field notes 
FCS = Fred C. Sibley - field notes 
IGB = Intermediate sized Green record book 
