The Hawaiian Monk Seal on Laysan Island, 1988 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal on Laysan Island, 1988

This report is based on the observational studies of the Hawaiian monk seal studied on Laysan Island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands from 28 February to 20 June and from 24 October to 13 November 1988. The data collected covers haul-out patterns, population structure, reproductive patterns, and patterns affecting survival (primarily adult male aggression toward adult female and immature seals).
Date: September 1990
Creator: Johanos, Thea C.; Becker, Brenda L.; Brown, Mary A.; Choy, Barry K.; Hiruki, Lisa M.; Brainard, Russell E. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Agency for International Development and National Marine Fisheries Service Workshop on Tropical Fish Stock Assessment, 5-26 July 1989, Honolulu, Hawaii (open access)

United States Agency for International Development and National Marine Fisheries Service Workshop on Tropical Fish Stock Assessment, 5-26 July 1989, Honolulu, Hawaii

From introduction and summary: This is a report that summarizes a 3-week workshop convened to assist fishery scientists from selected Pacific island countries in analyzing their research and commercial catch and effort data on deepwater snappers.The ultimate objective of the analyses were to estimate the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) and the fishing effort that achieves the MSY for deepwater snappers in each country.
Date: September 1990
Creator: Polovina, Jeffrey J. & Shomura, Richard S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Marine Debris: Session 3, Ingestion by Marine Life (open access)

Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Marine Debris: Session 3, Ingestion by Marine Life

Compilation of papers presented during the third session of the Second International Conference on Marine Debris, held by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Hawaii, April 1989. This session includes 151 papers describing various impacts that debris ingestion has on marine animals and the environment.
Date: 1990
Creator: Shomura, R. S. & Godfrey, M. L.
Object Type: Article
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
Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Marine Debris: [Session 2] (open access)

Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Marine Debris: [Session 2]

Compilation of papers presented during the second session of the Second International Conference on Marine Debris, held by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Hawaii, April 1989. This session includes 116 papers describing the effects of net fragment entanglement on northern fur seals, particularly the swimming behavior of entangled and nonentangled seals.
Date: 1990
Creator: Shomura, R. S. & Godfrey, M. L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Field Manual for Phocid Necropsies (Specifically Monachus schauinslandi) (open access)

Field Manual for Phocid Necropsies (Specifically Monachus schauinslandi)

From introduction: This necropsy manual is a guide for students and technicians in the examination of dead phocids, specifically the Hawaiian monk seal. With this manual, the person performing the necropsy should be able to conduct a gross examination of a monk seal and collect the necessary tissues for microscopic pathology and toxicological studies. The necropsy instructions are based on the assumption that the seal's carcass is very fresh and time is not a limiting factor.
Date: July 1990
Creator: Winchell, Jane M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library