NOAA and Partners Respond to Hooked Juvenile Seal RL72
NOAA Fisheries, together with The Marine Mammal Center, the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the public responded to hooked juvenile male Hawaiian monk seal RL72 at Oneloa Bay in Maui on March 30, 2022.
RL72 rests on the beach in Kapalua, Maui, with monofilament fishing line trailing out of the right side of the mouth. Cr...
RL72 rests on the beach in Kapalua, Maui, with monofilament fishing line trailing out of the right side of the mouth. Cr...
U.S. Coast Guard partners prepare RL72 for transport from Maui to The Marine Mammal Center’s Hawaiian monk seal hospital...
NOAA Fisheries staff, with partners from the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and The Marine Mam...
NOAA Fisheries staff, with partners from the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and The Marine Mam...
NOAA Fisheries staff, with partners from the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and The Marine Mam...
NOAA Fisheries staff, with partners from the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and The Marine Mam...
RL72 begins his journey to The Marine Mammal Center’s Hawaiian monk seal hospital and visitor center, Ke Kai Ola, on Haw...
The rescue of RL72 presented logistical challenges, such as maneuvering this long and narrow boardwalk. Credit: NOAA Fis...
The veterinary team at The Marine Mammal Center removed a large circle hook from Hawaiian monk seal RL72’s esophagus dur...
The veterinary team at The Marine Mammal Center removed a large circle hook from Hawaiian monk seal RL72’s esophagus dur...
Juvenile male Hawaiian monk seal RL72 is carefully restrained and monitored by staff and volunteers under anesthesia at ...
RL72, a juvenile male Hawaiian monk seal, rests on a pen floor at The Marine Mammal Center’s hospital and visitor center...
RL72, a juvenile male Hawaiian monk seal, recovers at The Marine Mammal Center’s hospital and visitor center, Ke Kai Ola...
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