Good conditions for a shift change today.  Jeff has been out since Laas left last week, I will be on until around January 3.   Guy brought me out on Second Nature and brought Jeff and guest back around noon.  Unfortunately Neighbour wouldnt start, she is at the college dock, we will try again tomorrow.

Vessels:

• A dive boat without divers,
• a private boat,
• and an ecotour

Ecological

• A Crude Oil Tanker, the Alaskan Legend passed by in the afternoon. Photos below of the tanker with wildlife in foreground
• Neck ringed sealion, photographs below
• Chunk hauled out in the afternoon bringing total large male E Seals to 4 on the island along with 3 females, none of which appear to be pregnant.