Monk Seal Pic

[ScubaSteve]

That was a great video VBlueV. They are so graceful and it is awesome how they just stare at you as they swim around.

 

[Scubaman7596]

Hey guys Here are some more. I got these at a Dive site called General Store, Kauai Hawaii. This was a BIG Seal

 

[bcyber]

got this guy at hanauma bay......tagged.....

I couldn't help it. I cleaned up your pic ;-)

 

[Scubaman7596]

Ok So last night we did a 2 tank Night Dive off of the boat. During the second Tank, I felt a swirl in the water behind my head. When I turned around the was a Seal right on top of me looking over my shoulder. It scared the $h!t out of me. Next thing you know it is weaving all around us attacking fish. We burned the rest of our air watching it. Went back to the moring line I did a 1 minute saftey stop( If that counts) went up Switched tanks grabbed the most powerful light we had and a camera.
My dive computer was screaming at me, and it was a camera i have never used before
but this is what i got

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoXyK3idoQ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxM_Qvr9qfI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wjrEL1Q5Hw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDCUEGfYClU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFzCJqLExaY


The seal was weaving all around me between my legs, Unreal stuff.

The first few minutes down with the seal I was trying to figure out the camera. I thought I was recording but i wasn't, Bummer.

After about 15 minutes I went up and did a saftey stop. The seal followed me up. after the safety stop I was getting on the boat, and everyone was telling me they saw the seal zipping around me on the safety stop. Then the seal appears on the ladder on the boat. It was like he was trying to look in the boat. I am waiting for the pictures of that to get to me. But This was some cool stuff. His tag read I19 for anyone who cares.

 

[bcyber]

That was some great video. I've never seen a seal feeding at night. It seems they don't care what fish they find...chomp into anything it appears. Thanks for sharing.

Anyone have the website that tracks monk seals? Maybe you can pass it on to scubaman

 

[Scubaman7596]

That was some great video. I've never seen a seal feeding at night. It seems they don't care what fish they find...chomp into anything it appears. Thanks for sharing.

Anyone have the website that tracks monk seals? Maybe you can pass it on to scubaman

Thanks!

I dont know what site to look at. I tried to google it. I do some research when i have some time.

Here is the pics of the seal Right next to the boat on the night dive the other night. They didn't come out as well as i hoped.

So We where diving at CUp Coral Cathedral This moring and at the end of the dive I Catch a silver Object out of my eye. It was another seal. He Made a U-turn and barrled right a me ( Not aggressively) Like a bullet. It was I19 again.

Here is those pictures from today

I got some more but these are the best

 

[ScubaSteve]

Looks like a drive by . Very cool.

 

[DB]

Howzit gang ! DB here. I'm an Oahu Monk Seal guy, and I check this site daily for anything I can gleen in the way of Monk Seal ID's. There is in fact a reoccurring cast of characters, who roam freely. Any of you who have encounters or get shots or video, please feel free to send the info to me at dbtvhawaii@yahoo.com If there is tag information or there are visible ID markers I will glady forward the info on to the Monk Seal Hotline (NOAA).

 

[Scubaman7596]

Looks like a drive by . Very cool.

You mean A DIVE BY

I'm Sorry, I know it's Stupid but i had to

 

[ScubaSteve]

No worries....that is actually what my brain said to type, but apparently by the time it hit the keys, it added the "r". So, stupid or not, I was saying the same thing .