Monitoring the Hawaiian Monk Seal Population on Hawaiʻi Island

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dc.contributor.advisorCanale, Lisa K.
dc.contributor.authorVillalobos, Carmelita I.
dc.contributor.mentorVan Heukelem, Lauren
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-29T03:42:10Z
dc.date.available2022-10-29T03:42:10Z
dc.date.issued2021-05
dc.descriptionA report submitted to the graduate division of the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science Professional Internship Track.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis internship focused on maintaining and supporting the growth of the Hawaiian monk seal population on Hawaiʻi island. The Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) is endemic to the Hawaiian Archipelago and is the only pinniped found in Hawaiian waters (The Marine Mammal Center 2021). Unfortunately, they were historically hunted to near extinction (Kenyon & Rice), causing them to be listed as “endangered” under the US Endangered Species Act in 1976 (Gerrodette & Gilmartin 1990; Gilmartin et al. 1993; Baker & Johanos 2003). Although numbers are increasing, current estimations put the population at 1,400 individuals (Baker & Johanos 2003). Anthropogenic factors including fisheries interactions, disease, and intentional killings have all continued to prevent the population from making a healthy comeback (Gerrodette & Gilmartin 1990; Baker & Johanos 2003; Baker et al. 2011). The purpose of my internship with Ke Kai Ola was to help protect the Hawaiian monk seal population on Hawaiʻi island by monitoring the population and educating the public on their importance. Currently, only 10 Hawaiian monk seals are known to frequent Hawaiʻi island but thanks to the support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, whose partnership and approval makes the work of The Marine Mammal Center and Ke Kai Ola possible, the population has been slowly growing since the early 2000s. The work presented in this report describes the ways that Ke Kai Ola monitors the Hawaiian monk seal population on Hawaiʻi island and educates the public on various subjects pertaining to the importance of their preservation.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKe Kai Ola, The Marine Mammal Centeren_US
dc.format.extent20 pagesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10790/7164
dc.language.isoen-USen_US
dc.subjectHawaiian monk sealen_US
dc.subjectHawaiien_US
dc.subjectEndangered speciesen_US
dc.subjectAnthropogenic impactsen_US
dc.subjectcommunity outreachen_US
dc.subjectconservationen_US
dc.subjectNeomonachus schauinslandien_US
dc.titleMonitoring the Hawaiian Monk Seal Population on Hawaiʻi Islanden_US
dc.typeMaster's Projecten_US
dc.typeReporten_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US

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