Gilmore 1931 Spotted or Harbor Seal which is generally what happens 2 out of 3 times. One boat got 51 seal in a morning hunting off broken shore ice. In winter when the shubber is thicker the seals sink less often. They are used for food, oil, & leather. Often they are skinned from the mouth so that the finished skin has a hole at the mouth & anus only. The mouth is sewed shut & an airy plug inserted in the anus. These skins may thus be filled with air by blowing & used for floats, "poaks". Tigara, Pt. Hope, Alaska Aug 15: These seals seem to be very Curious - they rose out of the water, exposing head & buck, to stare at me sit on the beach, & hold its position for a minute or so before they sank from sight perhaps to come up nearby & repeat the investigation.