A workshop on monk seal conservation issues was organised within the framework of the second International Conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas, held in Martinique from 7-11 November 2011.  Nine experts on both extant monk seal species, Continue reading: Workshop report from Martinique]]> http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2011/12/10/workshop-report-from-martinique/feed/ 0 http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2011/09/29/cute-with-consequences/ http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2011/09/29/cute-with-consequences/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:15:12 +0000 Editor http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/?p=1942 Media Watch, Cute with Consequences, Honolulu Weekly, 28 September 2011

On the brink of extinction, monk seals are seen as a threat by Isle fishers

[...] Since the early 1990s, when sightings of the rare creatures became a regular appearance throughout the inhabited Hawaiian Islands, tourists have flocked to take their pictures. Monk seal Continue reading: Cute with consequences]]> http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2011/09/29/cute-with-consequences/feed/ 0 http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2011/09/19/recovering-a-species/ http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2011/09/19/recovering-a-species/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:40:37 +0000 Editor http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/?p=1953 Media Watch, The Molokai Dispatch, 19th September 2011

Actions proposed to assist monk seal survival

[...] In a hearing about the PEIS held on Molokai last Thursday, community members and fishermen offered their opinion on the proposals. Many expressed concerns about the large amount of fish Hawaiian monk seals eat – fish that they Continue reading: Recovering a species]]> http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2011/09/19/recovering-a-species/feed/ 0 http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2011/09/18/conflicting-conservation-objectives-in-a-large-marine-reserve/ http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2011/09/18/conflicting-conservation-objectives-in-a-large-marine-reserve/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:41:56 +0000 Editor http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/?p=1931 Recent Publications

Leah R. Gerber, James Estes, Tara Gancos Crawford, Lindsey E. Peavey, Andrew J. Read. 2011. Managing for extinction? Conflicting conservation objectives in a large marine reserve. Conservation Letters 00 (2011) 1–6. DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2011.00197.x [PDF 238 KB]

NOAA has released a revised newsletter for the Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Actions Programmatic Impact Statement (PEIS). In an accompanying explanation, NOAA states: “The revisions aim to provide clearer language about the proposed alternatives evaluated in the PEIS. Language was changed on page 2 of the newsletter to clarify what Alternatives 1, Continue reading: NOAA clarifies language in impact statement newsletter]]> http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2011/09/04/noaa-clarifies-language-in-impact-statement-newsletter/feed/ 0 http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2011/09/03/noaa-urges-participation-in-peis-process/ http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2011/09/03/noaa-urges-participation-in-peis-process/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 14:22:32 +0000 Editor http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/?p=1919 NOAA has circulated a reminder urging public participation in meetings to address questions and concerns on the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement of its Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Actions, and to allow formal testimony on the PEIS.

Meetings Schedule

TOWN HALL MEETINGS – Informal Question and Answer NOAA Fisheries Service staff will provide a presentation Continue reading: NOAA urges participation in PEIS process]]> http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2011/09/03/noaa-urges-participation-in-peis-process/feed/ 0 http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2011/08/25/1866/ http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2011/08/25/1866/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:58:24 +0000 Editor http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/?p=1866 Recent Publications

NOAA. 2011. Hawaiian monk seal recovery actions. Programmatic environmental impact statement. NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands Region. August 2011, Newsletter # 2: 1-6. [PDF 336 KB]

“This newsletter is the second in a series of newsletters regarding the Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Actions Programmatic Environmental Impact State- ment (PEIS). Since distribution of the Continue reading: Hawaiian monk seal recovery actions update]]> http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2011/08/25/1866/feed/ 0 http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2011/08/24/why-noaa-considered-euthanizing-aggressive-monk-seal/ http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2011/08/24/why-noaa-considered-euthanizing-aggressive-monk-seal/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:03:06 +0000 Editor http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/?p=1853 Media Watch, Hawaii News Now, 24 August 2011

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Teams from NOAA — the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — have wrapped up this year’s Hawaiian monk seal field research in the Northwestern Hawaiian islands.

Controversy surrounded their efforts this season because of their decision to try to euthanize an aggressive monk Continue reading: Why NOAA considered euthanizing aggressive monk seal]]> http://www.monachus-guardian.org/wordpress/2011/08/24/why-noaa-considered-euthanizing-aggressive-monk-seal/feed/ 0