Recommended Recovery Actions for the Hawaiian Monk Seal Population at Midway Island (open access)

Recommended Recovery Actions for the Hawaiian Monk Seal Population at Midway Island

The following document was made as part of a workshop for members of the Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Team to develop recommendations for recovery actions of the Hawaiian monk seal. The document provides extensive background knowledge on observational studies done in the past years over their endangerment and the causes of it.
Date: May 1998
Creator: Gilmartin, William G. & Antonelis, George A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hawaiian Monk Seal Observations and Captive Maintenance Project at Kure Atoll, 1981 (open access)

Hawaiian Monk Seal Observations and Captive Maintenance Project at Kure Atoll, 1981

This is an observational report on captive seal pups along Green Island and Sand Island during the 1981 population observations. Some pups were flipper-tagged after weaning, five females were kept in a large beach enclosure for observation, then released September 2nd.
Date: March 1986
Creator: Gilmartin, William G.; Morrow, Robert J. & Houtman, Anne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Shark Predation on Hawaiian Monk Seals: Workshop II & Post-Workshop Developments, November 5-6, 2008 (open access)

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

Report on shark predation of Hawaiian monk seals that includes three parts : a report from Workshop II on November 5-6, 2008, knowledge about shark predation related to Hawaiian monk seals, and HMSRP premises, positions, and post-workshop developments.
Date: July 2010
Creator: Gobush, Kathleen S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clinical Observations of Ocular Disease in Hawaiian Monk Seals (Monachus schauinslandi) (open access)

Clinical Observations of Ocular Disease in Hawaiian Monk Seals (Monachus schauinslandi)

From abstract: In 1995, 12 undersized, weaned female Hawaiian monk seal pups were captured at French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands... Eleven of the pups developed clinical signs of an eye disease between 12 and 46 days after capture... The cause of the eye disease and the site where it originated remain unknown.
Date: March 2009
Creator: Hanson, Mark T.; Aguirre, A. Alonso & Braun, Robert C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proceedings of the 2015 International Summit on Fibropapillomatosis: Global Status, Trends, and Population Impacts (open access)

Proceedings of the 2015 International Summit on Fibropapillomatosis: Global Status, Trends, and Population Impacts

This document summarizes the findings from the 2015 International Summit pm Fibropapillomatosis (FP) convened in Honolulu, Hawaii June 11-14, 2015. The purpose of this convention was to provide a forum to assess the status and trends of the disease globally and its demographic impact on sea turtles.
Date: August 2016
Creator: Hargrove, Stacy; Work, Thierry; Brunson, Shandell; Foley, Allen M. & Balazs, George
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Seasonal, Vertical, and Horizontal Distribution of Four Species of Copepods Around Oahu Hawaii: Data Report (open access)

Seasonal, Vertical, and Horizontal Distribution of Four Species of Copepods Around Oahu Hawaii: Data Report

From introduction: This data report is intended to provide a detailed data summary of station information and copepod abundances that will be used for future publication of the analyzed data set. A data report on larval fish distributions from the same seasonal cruises will also be issued, and the distribution of tuna larvae has been discussed.
Date: February 1995
Creator: Hassett, R. Patrick & Boehlert, George W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hawaiian Archipelago Marine Ecosystem Research (HAMER) (open access)

Hawaiian Archipelago Marine Ecosystem Research (HAMER)

From introduction: The following document describes a 10-year, multiagency, collaborative program proposed to advance ecosystem science and resource management in Hawaii.
Date: February 2008
Creator: Hawaii. Division of Aquatic Resources.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Population Monitoring of the Hawaiian Monk Seal, Monachus schauinslandi, and Captive Maintenance Project at Kure Atoll, 1988 (open access)

Population Monitoring of the Hawaiian Monk Seal, Monachus schauinslandi, and Captive Maintenance Project at Kure Atoll, 1988

Abstract: Data on the Hawaiian monk seal, Monachus schauinslandi, were collected at Kure Atoll from 23 February to 20 October 1988. Beach counts made on 54 atoll-wide censuses averaged 30.0 seals, including pups of the year. Eight pups (five females and three males) were born; seven survived to weaning. Thirteen injuries to 12 seals were documented, and 5 seals became entangled in marine debris. An estimated 1,195 kg of debris were removed from beaches. Thirty-two of 40 seals tagged at Kure Atoll since 1981 were resighted. Five weaned female pups were maintained in a protective enclosure until 20-21 September, and a yearling Kure Atoll seal, which had been rehabilitated in Honolulu, was maintained in the enclosure from 22 March to 12 May.
Date: September 1990
Creator: Henderson, John R. & Finnegan, Michael R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Compilation of Historical Monk Seal, Monachus schauinslandi, Counts (open access)

A Compilation of Historical Monk Seal, Monachus schauinslandi, Counts

The following document is meant to facilitate an analysis and review of historical counts of the Hawaiian monk seal. Provided here are tables ordered on an island-by-island or atoll-by-atoll basis, beginning in the early 1800s and on through the 1980s.
Date: September 1992
Creator: Hiruki, Lisa M. & Ragen, Timothy J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Demand for Hawaii Bottomfish Revisited: Incorporating Economics into Total Allowable Catch Management (open access)

Demand for Hawaii Bottomfish Revisited: Incorporating Economics into Total Allowable Catch Management

Report on the biological availability of Hawaii bottom fish and the corresponding economic demand for said fish.
Date: September 2009
Creator: Hospital, Justin & Pan, Minling
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forty Years of Research: Recovery Records of Green Turtles Observed or Originally Tagged at French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1973-2013 (open access)

Forty Years of Research: Recovery Records of Green Turtles Observed or Originally Tagged at French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1973-2013

Report that brings a 1983 NOAA Technical Memorandum titled "recovery records of adult green turtles observed or originally tagged at French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands" up to date. Report includes some novel ways to present information gathered in more than 40 years of systematic monitoring at FFS. (pg. iii)
Date: May 2014
Creator: Humburg, Irene Nurzia & Balazs, George H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aversive Conditioning and Monk Seal-Human Interactions in the Main Hawaiian Islands Aversive Conditioning Workshop, Honolulu, Hawaii November 10-11, 2009 (open access)

Aversive Conditioning and Monk Seal-Human Interactions in the Main Hawaiian Islands Aversive Conditioning Workshop, Honolulu, Hawaii November 10-11, 2009

From introduction: This review will explore the potential application of aversive conditioning to mitigate human-seal interaction within the MHI monk seal subpopulation.
Date: July 2011
Creator: Jenkinson, Elizabeth M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hawaiian Monk Seal Population Structure, Reproduction, and Survival on Laysan Island, 1985 (open access)

Hawaiian Monk Seal Population Structure, Reproduction, and Survival on Laysan Island, 1985

This is a report based on an observational study over the population of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal on Laysan Island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. This examination took place between March 2 and November 30, 1985.
Date: 1985-03-02/1985-11-30
Creator: Johanos, Thea C. & Austin, Susan L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1998 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1998

The following report provides the findings of a 1998 field study over the Hawaiian monk seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. These studies evaluate the status and trends of monk seal populations, natural history traits (survival, reproduction, growth, behavior, and feeding habits), and the success of various activities designed to facilitate population growth.
Date: April 2000
Creator: Johanos, Thea C. & Baker, Jason D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1999 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1999

The following document reports the findings of the 1999 field studies over the Hawaiian monk seal of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The information provided gives us an evaluation on the status and trends of monk seal subpopulations, natural history traits such as survival, reproduction, growth, behavior, and feeding habits, and the success of various activities designed to facilitate population growth.
Date: September 2001
Creator: Johanos, Thea C. & Baker, Jason D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 2000 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 2000

The following report produces findings on the field studies over the Hawaiian monk seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands during 2000. The information provided evaluates the status and trends of monk seal subpopulations, natural history traits such as survival, reproduction, growth, behavior, and feeding habits, and the success of various activities designed to facilitate population growth.
Date: August 2002
Creator: Johanos, Thea C. & Baker, Jason D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 2001 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 2001

The following document reports the findings of the studies of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal during 2001 in all of its reproductive sites in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. This document contains information evaluating the status and trends of monk seal subpopulations; natural history traits such as survival, reproduction, growth, behavior, and feeding habits; and the success of various activities designed to facilitate population growth.
Date: April 2004
Creator: Johanos, Thea C. & Baker, Jason D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 2002 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 2002

The following document presents results of field studies of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal conducted in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands during 2002. These studies provide information to evaluate the status and trends of monk seal subpopulations; natural history traits such as survival, reproduction, growth, behavior, and feeding habits; and the success of various activities designed to facilitate population growth.
Date: July 2005
Creator: Johanos, Thea C. & Baker, Jason D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 2003 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 2003

The following document provides information from the 2003 field studies of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. These studies evaluate the status and trends of monk seal subpopulations, natural history traits such as survival, reproduction, growth, behavior, and feeding habits, and the success of various activities designed to facilitate population growth.
Date: March 2007
Creator: Johanos, Thea C. & Baker, Jason D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 2004 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 2004

Report detailing field studies of Hawaiian monk seals conducted at all of its main reproductive sites in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Johanos, Thea C. & Baker, Jason D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hawaiian Monk Seal Reproduction and Injuries on Lianski Island, 1982 (open access)

Hawaiian Monk Seal Reproduction and Injuries on Lianski Island, 1982

Abstract: data on the Hawaiian monk seal, Monachus schnauinslandi, including pup production, pupping locations, and injuries at Lisianski Island in 1982 are presented. Twenty-eight pups were born, of which 26 survived to weaning. Of the observed births, 75% occurred on the east side of the island. Average nursing period for 14 mother-pup pairs was 37.4 days. One exchange of pups was observed. Ten seals were injured while personnel were present on the island. Four of these injuries were attributable to attacks by adult male seals.
Date: July 1986
Creator: Johanos, Thea C. & Henderson, John R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hawaiian Monk Seal on Lisianski Island: 1983 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal on Lisianski Island: 1983

This is a report on the observational study over the population and findings of monk seal on Lisianski Island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. This report summarizes the data taken during the time-frame between the 25th of April and the 9th of August, 1983.
Date: February 1986
Creator: Johanos, Thea C. & Kam, Alan K. H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1994 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1994

The following report is a summary of observational studies on the Hawaiian monk seal in the Northern Hawaiian Islands during 1994. The information provided is meant to evaluate the status and trends of monk seal populations, natural history traits such as survival, reproduction, growth, behavior, and feeding habits, and the success of various activities designed to facilitate population growth.
Date: May 1996
Creator: Johanos, Thea C. & Ragen, Timothy J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1995 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1995

The following report is based on findings from the observational studies on the Hawaiian monk seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands during 1995. The objectives of this research were to conduct beach counts (censuses), tag weaned pups and immature seals for permanent identification, identify other seals by previously applied tags and by natural or applied markings, monitor reproduction, survival, injuries, entanglements, interatoll movements, disappearances, and deaths, perform necropsies, collect tissue samples for DNA analysis, and inventory, sample, and destroy debris capable of entangling wildlife.
Date: July 1997
Creator: Johanos, Thea C. & Ragen, Timothy J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library