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Know Your Own Speaker Series: Conservation of the Hawaiian Monk Seal

The Maui Nui Marine Resource Council presents: Conservation of the Hawaiian Monk Seal: How Efforts are Saving a Species, June 7, at 5:30 p.m. The virtual event is part of the organization’s Know Your Ocean Speaker Series.

Monk seal released after recovery from surgery to remove a large fishing hook

A juvenile monk seal found on Maui’s Oneloa Beach in Kapalua last month, was released after undergoing surgery to remove an ingested fishing hook. 

Hooked juvenile monk seal found on Maui, recovering after rescue

The animal was spotted March 30 on Maui’s Oneloa Beach in Kapalua. Photos from a zoom lens showed 3-4 feet of monofilament line trailing from the seal’s mouth.