Several tiny rocks comprise...

the diminutive island group of Skaly Lovushky, and are home to hundreds of northern fur seals and sea lions:

Rough seas prohibited close approach in Zodiacs, but you could clearly hear the belches of countless seals over the breaking waves:

By the end of the short visit the skies were beginning to clear and very active Ekarma volcano could be seen chugging away in the distance: