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Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2025: Visual observations of Hawaiian monk seal behavioral interactions and contact rates to support NMFS efforts to mitigate the risk of possible disease outbreaks, collected on Oahu and Laysan Island during the period 2015-06-01 to 2015-09-01., https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/28586.
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Abstract

Infectious disease has the potential to pose serious risk to Hawaiian Monk Seal populations. HMSRP is currently researching and evaluating methods to minimize disease threats to this endangered population, including potential vaccination programs. Observation of seal behavior and social interactions will provide information critical to understanding contact rates between animals which will aid our efforts modeling epidemiological processes and planning vaccination or other disease risk mitigation strategies. To provide this crucial data on seal behavior and contact rates this project aims to:

• Describe the haul-out patterns and numbers of seals using haul-out beaches on Oahu in the MHI and Laysan in the NWHI.

• Document individual seal behavior and interactions between seals;

o especially with regard to different types of potentially infectious contacts.

o with attention to age/sex patterns that may help identify generalities of high-risk seals.

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    This accession is a table containing visual observations of Hawaiian monk seal behavioral interactions and contact rates collected on Oahu and Laysan Island from 2015-06-01 to 2015-09-01. Animal identities, associations, and behaviors were collected and analyzed in order to 1) describe the haul-out patterns and numbers of seals using haul-out beaches on Oahu in the MHI and Laysan in the NWHI, and 2) document individual seal behavior and interactions between seals, especially with regard to different types of potentially infectious contacts with attention to age/sex patterns that may help identify generalities of high-risk seals. These data are used to support NMFS monk seal recovery efforts which include modeling epidemiological processes and planning vaccination and other disease risk mitigation strategies.

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Data use for analysis or publication is expected to be conducted in collaboration with and proper attribution to NOAA scientists responsible for data collection.

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Type Title
Entity 2015 Behavior Study

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Stacie Robinson
stacie.robinson@noaa.gov
(808)725-5740

Metadata Contact
Stacie Robinson
stacie.robinson@noaa.gov
(808)725-5740

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-180° W, -150° E, 30° N, 10° S

Hawaiian Archipelago, Pacific Region

Time Frame 1
2015-06-01 - 2015-09-01