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Special Report: Fight for Survival

Editor — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:07:16 +0000

Media Watch, Honolulu Star Advertiser, 15 January 2012

[...] The current theory is that the ancient ancestors of today’s Hawaiian monk seals began exploring from their original home in the Caribbean 3 million years ago through what is now Central America during a time of global climate change, said Charles Littnan, program leader Continue reading: Special Report: Fight for Survival

Former Governor rejects proposed habitat protections

Editor — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:28:24 +0000

Media Watch, News Release, Lingle US Senate 2012, 29 November 2011

HONOLULU – Former Governor Linda Lingle sent a letter today to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration regarding their proposed rule to designate the main Hawaiian Islands as a critical habitat for the Hawaiian Monk Seal.

She released the following statement:

“A recent Continue reading: Former Governor rejects proposed habitat protections

Japan tsunami debris threatens Hawaiian monk seal

Editor — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:28:08 +0000

Media Watch, The Mainichi Daily News, 16 November 2011

Hawaii’s environment could be in danger as debris from Japan’s earthquake and tsunami in March, including lumber and home appliances adrift in the Pacific, has been approaching, researchers said at a meeting in Honolulu on Monday.

“The larger the piece, the more dangerous the piece,” Continue reading: Japan tsunami debris threatens Hawaiian monk seal

Cute with consequences

Editor — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:15:12 +0000

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

Recovering a species

Editor — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:40:37 +0000

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

Conflicting conservation objectives in a large marine reserve

Editor — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:41:56 +0000

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]

Opposition to monk seal plan voiced at meeting

Editor — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:07:03 +0000

Media Watch, Maui News, 17 September 2011

A federal plan to help the survival of the endangered monk seal population ran into stiff opposition Thursday night, especially from Hana fishermen and Native Hawaiians concerned the proposed regulations would hamper their ability to fish.

“Fishing is not a sport in Hana,” said 16-year-old Malia Kahuhu. Continue reading: Opposition to monk seal plan voiced at meeting

Fishermen express doubts on NOAA’s translocation plans

Editor — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 14:11:11 +0000

Media Watch, KITV (via YouTube), 31 August 2011

Local fishermen feel a federal proposal to bring 20 monk seal pups to the main Hawaiian Islands will have a devastating impact on the ecosystem and the economy.

Source: KITV (via YouTube), 31 August Continue reading: Fishermen express doubts on NOAA’s translocation plans