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Protecting Paradise: Marine Debris Team Does the Heavy Lifting

The team removed more than 160,000 pounds of lost or abandoned fishing nets and plastics from the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, an ecologically and culturally significant area, part of the Papahānaumokuāea Marine National Monument.
November 09, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Conservation Partners Come Together to Save a Hawaiian Hawksbill Turtle

Support hawksbill sea turtle conservation by calling NOAA’s Marine Animal Response Hotline: 1-888-256-9840.
October 24, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Hawaiian Monk Seal With Several Ingested Hooks Returned to Wild

NOAA Fisheries calls on shoreline fishermen to help prevent monk seal hookings.
October 19, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A fisherman demonstrates pono (responsible) fishing around a monk seal by keeping his line out of the water until the seal leaves the area.

How Many Male Sea Turtles is Enough?

Study reveals insights into the mating strategies of male hawksbill turtles and the future population outlook of these endangered sea turtles.
October 09, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Two Hawaiian hawksbills interacting on beach.

Removal and Research: The Marine Debris Team Strikes Again

The 2018 mission to remove marine debris from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
September 19, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Estimating the Number of Endangered False Killer Whales in the Main Hawaiian Islands

A new study highlights our collaboration with nonprofit and citizen scientists to estimate the size of this endangered population.
September 05, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
2905x1945_FalseKillerWhale_PIFSC_AdamÜ.jpg A false killer whale spy hops. Photo credit: NOAA Fisheries/Adam Ü (Permit #15240)

Field Biologists Return from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Biologists have been conducting research on Hawaiian monk seals and green sea turtles from field camps on these remote islands since April.
August 28, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Disease Causes Three Hawaiian Monk Seal Deaths

Toxoplasmosis is the leading disease-causing mortality for Hawaiian monk seals.
June 21, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Three Monk Seals Found Dead on O‘ahu This Week

NOAA emphasizes the need for the public to report all seals.
May 18, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A Hawaiian monk seal pup and her mother RT10 rest together on the beach during the day with rocks in the background.

Boaters Encouraged to “Ease Off” on the Throttle to Protect Turtles

NOAA Fisheries and the Hawaii Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation remind boaters to help prevent collisions with sea turtles by taking a few easy safety precautions.
April 25, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Injured green sea turtle with a cracked shell damaged from a boat.