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Two separate sightings of Fur Seals were made during the day. Both
animals were floating on their backs, flippers and tail in the air.
Harrington recorded one California Sea Lion which was swimming and diving.
7 January 1968
One Fur Seal was noted floating on his stomach.
8 January 1968
Dall Porpoise 8+1 diving/feeding were observed and one or two por-
poise would come to the surface at a time. They would slowly roll,
showing only dorsal fins and dorsal ridge (no flukes). Dorsal fins very
black except for white on tip and posterior edge. Animals were pursued
for approximately 30 minutes.
Seal sp. recorded by Chandler.
Two additional Dall porpoise were noted feeding later in the day.
9 January 1968.
Two Killer Whales were logged by Harrington - one was seen well,
ca. 15 feet in length, with dorsal about 1-1/2 to 2 feet high.
11 January 1968
Dall porpoise 12+2 traveling west were recorded. Identifications
based on swimming behavior and black dorsal fins with some white on
posterior edge. If these were Dall Porpoise they are the most southern
recorded ones.
A dolphin was noted jumping clear of the water in the early after-
noon. Based on behavior it was a Tursiops nuuanu (truncatus).
A Baleen Whale was observed traveling east in the late afternoon.
Chandler said he saw the dorsal fin. This was probably a Sei or a Fin
Whale.
Early in the morning 100+20 Delphinus delphis divided into two sub-
groups but each was quite dispersed. All dolphins were traveling to the
southwest. All dorsal fins noted (15-20 animals) had white triangular
mark. Not the whitish/grayish patch of northern or non-Grid Delphinus.
The dolphins were pursued for 10-15 minutes but they did not ride the bow.
12 January 1968 - Non-Grid
Delphinus ca. 300 animals were noted in the early morning. Later
in the morning some 50-70 Delphinus were noted. Color variation was
noted on the dorsal fins, flippers, and snouts. No dolphins with the
white triangular mark on their dorsal fins were noted.