Monk seal conflict

Trisha Kehaulani Watson writing in The Garden Isle Monk seals on Kaua‘i are a hard issue. There are very hard debates to be had about balancing conversation…

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NY Times on Monk Seal Killings

Who Would Kill a Monk Seal? “ The most recent wave of Hawaiian-monk-seal murders began on the island of Molokai in November 2011. An 8-year-old male seal was found…

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Group Wants Humpback Whales Delisted

Hawaii Fishermen’s Alliance for Conservation and Tradition Inc., a group apparently led by Kailua-Kona fisherman Phil Fernandez , filed a petition to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last month to…

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Monk Seal Death Could Have Been Prevented

LATEST MONK SEAL DEATH INCREASES CONCERN OF FISHERY IMPACTS

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Monk Seal Hooked, Starved & Rescued

WELL-KNOWN NORTH SHORE SEAL FOUND WEAK AND EMACIATED AFTER HOOKING   DLNR, NOAA ask for public’s…

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DLNR requests Quick Reporting on Hooked Seals

DLNR, NOAA ASK FOR FISHERMEN’S CONTINUED KOKUA IN REPORTING MONK SEAL HOOKING…

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Monk Seals to Get “Critter-Cams”

Scientists to Strap Cameras to Hawaiian Seals By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU June 15, 2012 (AP)   Hawaiian monk seals need an image makeover. Some fishermen blame…

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Man Sentenced for Harassing Monk Seal

For Immediate Release: June 15, 2012 DLNR ENFORCEMENT CITE MAN FOR ILLEGAL LANDING AT MANANA ISLAND, HARASSMENT…

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Guest commentary: An informal history of monk seals

Lloyd Miyashiro – Special to The Garden Island | … Home / News / Opinion / Guest / Guest guest commentary An informal history of monk seals

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NOAA: Coexisting with Monk Seals

Good Neighbors: How to Share Hawaii’s Beaches with Endangered Monk Seals As the Hawaiian monk seal (HMS) population in the main Hawaiian Islands…

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