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Evaluation of the Captive Care, Post-Release Behavior and Survival of Seven Juvenile Female Hawaiian Monk Seals

A pilot project was conducted 2006-2007 to determine whether temporarily providing food and protection from predation would enhance the poor survival rate of juvenile monk seals.
August 29, 2011 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Rehabilitation and Relocation of Young Hawaiian Monk Seals

A study of the 1984-1995 program that collected 104 monk seals whose mortality appeared certain; and attempted to nourish and rehabilitate these animals to enable their release.
August 29, 2011 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Shark Predation on Hawaiian Monk Seals: Workshop II & Post-Workshop Developments, November 5-6, 2008

Hawaiian monk seals are facing a crisis, particularly in the NWHI where they are at their lowest level in recorded history.
July 15, 2010 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Shark Predation on Hawaiian Monk Seals Workshop Honolulu, Hawaii January 8-9, 2008

This report summarizes the proceedings of the workshop, Shark Predation on Hawaiian Monk Seals, sponsored by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) and the Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The workshop was held January 8–9, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii. 
May 15, 2010 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Impacts of Sex Ratio Reduction on Male Aggression in the Critically Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal Monachus Schauinslandi

High female mortality due to male aggression in Hawaiian monk seals led us to investigate the role of habitat use and social structure on sex ratios and aggression at Laysan Island, Hawaii.
April 01, 2010 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Using Acoustic Telemetry Monitoring Techniques to Quantify Movement Patterns and Site Fidelity of Sharks and Giant Trevally Around French Frigate Shoals and Midway Atoll

In the summer of 2000, an array of autonomous acoustic receivers was deployed at French Frigate Shoals (FFS) in the NWHI as part of a project investigating the movement patterns of tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) within the atoll, particularly in relation to the high seasonal abundance of potential prey (birds, turtles, seals).
January 01, 2006 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Evaluation of Closed Capture-Recapture Methods to Estimate Abundance of Hawaiian Monk Seals

A study evaluating models used in capture-recapture estimates in a free-ranging population of Hawaiian Monk Seals.
August 01, 2004 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Use of a GnRH Agonist to Suppress Testosterone in Wild Male Hawaiian Monk Seals

A gonadotropin-releasing hormone was evaluated for its effectiveness in reducing testosterone in wild Hawaiian monk seals with results suggesting it may be a useful tool for reducing mortality with adult male aggression related to reproduction and mating.
November 15, 1998 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Significance of Wounding to Female Reproductive Success in Hawaiian Monk Seals

We studied reproductive rate, length of lactation period, pup survival, and mortality of injured and uninjured female Hawaiian monk seals on Laysan Island, northwestern Hawaiian Islands, in 1983 – 1989.
March 15, 1993 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands