Project Quick Find by Michael P. Wood

Author:Michael P. Wood
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Published: 2016-10-18T04:00:00+00:00

Me getting love from Sinbad on the dressing stand.

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SEALS CAPTURE SEA LIONS

Testing and demonstrating the best marine mammal course of action for the new mine warfare requirement would necessitate a much higher inventory of sea lions and dolphins. I do not know how or if any new dolphins were acquired. This new mine warfare requirement did lead to one of the most fun and exciting experiences of my time in the navy, and that was the capturing of sea lions at a rookery on San Nicholas Island (SNI).

We conducted two captures at selected rookeries on San Nicholas Island, California, with one occurring in January 1975 and one during February 1976 under close supervision and oversight from NUC veterinarians and in accordance with all marine mammal act requirements of the day. LT Dan Healy and NUC Vet Jay Sweeney led the first capture in 1975, and LT Don Ridgeway and NUC Vet Bob Gunnels led the second 1976 capture. We were based out of SNI quarters and used the island icehouse to house the captured sea lions in a cool and wet environment.

There were actually two separate captures in 1975 and 1976, but the elements and results were essentially the same. The main goal was to capture one-year-old males as determined by the scientific and marine mammal leadership that males would be the best choice. I do not know whether top-down guidance was provided on what specific rookeries we were to use, but we did seem to scout out a couple rookeries during a pre-capture reconnaissance.

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