The tagged female has returned, but on the opposite side of the island. Her number is 6375, which means she’s been returning to the island since 2011 or earlier. Pictured below, she is dosing on the south side of the island.

Female seal, August 15

We have had very low winds in the last few days. Even though summer months typically have less wind, it is very rare to see 0.00 knots as the wind metre read yesterday. We also had our first rain of the summer.