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Study: Debris cleanups through the years have reduced marine life entanglements
Nearly 90 Hawaiian monk seals were entangled in ghost nets between 2006 and 2014 in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
3 Hawaiian monk seal pups admitted to marine mammal hospital in Kona
The three seals, DT12, a female pup and oldest of the group, DT48, a female pup, and DT46, a male pup, all likely weaned early at a small size, according to a press release from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.
Kaua‘i and Big Island fishermen to trial new tuna tagging technology
Fishermen on Kaua‘i and the Big Island will trial a new method of tagging ‘ahi, or yellowfin tuna, this summer.
NOAA Fisheries says O‘ahu monk seal pup died from dog attack
NOAA is continuing to investigate the pup’s death, and an individual is cooperating with law enforcement officials.
First Hawaiian monk seal pup of the year born on O‘ahu
This young male’s ID is PO1 because he’s the first Oʻahu pup of the year. But PO1 also recently received a special name, Makana, named by students with the fifth-grade class at Kahuku Elementary School.
Deaths of young dolphin, humpback calf highlight importance of responsible boating in Hawaiʻi waters
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is urging vessel operators to slow down and enjoy marine wildlife from afar.
Singing humpback whales have daily movement patterns, research shows
New research reveals a daily pattern pattern for humpback whale songs which dominate the marine soundscape during the winter months off Maui. Researchers with the University of Hawai’i, in partnership with NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary found that whales move their singing away from shore throughout the day and return to the nearshore in the evening.
Scientific first: Researchers find traces of disease in dolphin poop
Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi Health and Stranding Lab have successfully detected Fraser’s morbillivirus, which can cause respiratory and neurological disease, in the feces of a dolphin.
NOAA Fisheries proposes critical habitat for five Indo-Pacific corals
NOAA Fisheries is proposing to designate areas containing habitat characteristics where Acropora globiceps, A. retusa, A. speciosa, Euphyllia paradivisa, and Isopora crateriformis reproduce, disperse, settle and mature.
NOAA invites students to enter endangered species Ocean Art Contest
For 50 years, NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been protecting species and the places they live under the Endangered Species Act. This fall, NOAA Fisheries invites K–12 students to enter its ESA@50 Ocean Art Contest to celebrate a half century of conservation efforts.
No sign of blunt force trauma found in necropsy Hawaiian monk seal Ho‘omau Lehua
s National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration veterinary staff continue their necropsy of the seal they say their findings will take time as they conduct further laboratory analysis in hopes of identifying a probable cause of death.
Hawaiian monk seal pup Hoʻomau Lehua found dead on Oʻahu’s North Shore
The female pup, named RS48 and also known as Hoʻomau Lehua, was just less than 4 months old. The cause of the endangered monk seal’s death is unknown.
Hawaiian monk seal Malama dies of blunt force trauma on O’ahu; previously treated at Big Island facility
The endangered Hawaiian monk seal Malama, who was treated for malnutrition at Ke Kai Ola’s Marine Mammal Center on the Big Island and found dead on March 12 on O’ahu, was killed by blunt force trauma — and it was believed to be an intentional killing, according to NOAA Fisheries.
Hawaiian monk seal pup Pualani to be relocated from Waikīkī after weaning
The Hawaiian monk seal pup Pualani, who was born in mid-April on Kaimana Beach in Waikīkī, will be relocated after she is weaned from her mama Kaʻiwi.
What was poll’s No. 1 response to seeing swimmers, snorkelers too close to whales, dolphins?
In our recent Big Island 30-second poll, we asked: What would you do if you see people swimming/snorkeling too close to whales or dolphins? We got 1,070 votes. What response came out on top?
Watch: 3 Hawaiian monk seals return to ocean following care at Kona’s Ke Kai Ola
Three endangered Hawaiian monk seals have a second chance at life in the ocean after being rehabilitated at Kona’s marine hospital, Ke Kai Ola.
Rocky’s famous Hawaiian monk seal pup gives birth to Uʻi Mea Ola — beautiful survivor
Six years ago Hawaiian monk seal Rocky gave birth to Kaimana on a busy Waikīkī beach, and now Kaimana has a pup of her own in a much quieter location.
Is Papahānaumokuākea lost breeding ground for endangered humpback whales?
“Based on recordings of whale song, our research reveals that nearly the entire Hawaiian archipelago is visited by humpback whales during the winter and early spring months,” says the paper’s lead author Marc Lammers, research ecologist with the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. “We documented an abundance of koholā in Papahānaumokuākea.”
Native Hawaiian group concerned, angry over response to dead beached whale on Kaua‘i
“While some agencies saw this kanaloa as a ‘specimen,’ we understand that this kanaloa is our ancestor and as such, requires us to engage in a specific manner.” — statement from Native Hawaiian group Kiaʻi Kanaloa regarding handling of dead whale that washed ashore on Kauaʻi.
Hawaiian Monk Seal Mele Found Dead on O‘ahu
The 1-year-old Hawaiian monk seal RM90, also known as Mele, was found dead on the windward side of O‘ahu last month.
