| Term | Definition |
| gulls | aquatic birds with long wings, webbed feet and usually gray and white plummage |
| otter | aquatic mammals with webbed feet and thick dark brown hair |
| ravine | a steep, narrow gorge or cleft in the earth's surface |
| dolphin | marine animal related to whales but generally smaller |
| bale | a large bundle |
| skimming | barely touching |
| pelts | the skin of an animal with the hair or fur still on it |
| retreat | to withdraw after being defeated |
| cormorants | aquatic birds with dark feathers, webbed feet, hooked bill and an extended pouch |
| kelp | very large brown seaweed |
| intruder | a person who pushes or forces without permission |
| Aluets | an Eskimo native of the Aluetian Islands |
| mesa | a flat-topped elevation with one or more cliff-like sides |
| glistening | to gleam or shine |
| carcasses | dead body of slaughtered animals |
| dusk | evening; right before the sun goes down |
| surged | to move back and forth |
| abalones | shellfish with dark red flesh |