Resource Directories | NOAA Fisheries

Field Notes: NOAA Ship Sets out to Collect Field Biologists in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

The 2019 field season was to retrieve monk seal and sea turtle biologists after three months of research activities in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

August 13, 2019 - Survey ,

Pacific Islands

Field Camp Dispatches: Letter from Laysan

Researchers monitor two rehabilitated monk seal pups after release at a Laysan Island field camp in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

July 11, 2019 - Research ,

Pacific Islands

Establishing Hematology and Serum Chemistry Reference Intervals for Wild Hawaiian Monk Seals (Neomonachus schauinslandi)

This study builds on the number of parameters from previous efforts by using samples collected between 2004 and 2015 from Hawaiian monk seals.

December 13, 2018 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Pacific Islands

Imua! Going Forward Island by Island to Clean Marine Debris

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine Debris Mission 2018

The marine debris team travels to the shores of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands aboard the vessel Imua.

October 30, 2018 - Science Blog ,

Pacific Islands

Leaving on a Jet Plane: Marine Debris Removal at Midway Atoll Comes to an End

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine Debris Mission 2018

Our team of five cleans up more than 25,000 pounds of debris in 10 days on Midway Atoll.

October 29, 2018 - Science Blog ,

Pacific Islands

Cleaning Up Marine Debris at Pearl and Hermes Atoll: It’s Not Always Sunny in Paradise

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine Debris Mission 2018

Under stormy skies, the marine debris team swims the maze of reefs at Pearl and Hermes Atoll to find and remove derelict fishing nets.

October 09, 2018 - Science Blog ,

Pacific Islands

Saving Seals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands During Hurricane Season

By Dr. Stacie Robinson

October 02, 2018 - Research ,

Pacific Islands

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Storymap: Protecting Marine Species in the Pacific Islands

Take a tour of various cases NOAA Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) in Hawaiʻi conducted to help protect marine animals.

September 21, 2018 - Map ,

Pacific Islands

Meet the Marine Debris Team

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine Debris Mission 2018

A team of experienced divers and scientists voyage to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to survey and remove marine debris.

September 19, 2018 - Science Blog ,

Pacific Islands

Photo Journal: Taking Out Trash

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine Debris Mission 2018

Photos from the 2018 field mission to remove marine debris from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

September 12, 2018 - Science Blog ,

Pacific Islands

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