bᵻfˌoːɹ ɹᵻlˈiːs ˈiːtʃ sˈiːl ɪz ɡˈɪvən ɐ flˈɪpɚ tˈæɡ, ænd ɹˈiːsəntli ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ hˈæt tˈæɡ wˌɪtʃ fˈɔːlz ˈɔf æt ðə fˈɜːst mˈoʊlt.
Before release each seal is given a flipper tag, and recently also a hat tag which falls off at the first moult.