A Glimpse into One of Our Nation’s Best Treasures!
Tomorrow, an exhibit will open at the Waikiki Aquarium in Honolulu, Hawaii. This exhibit will display fish and corals from the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument – the largest protected area...
View ArticleThis Week’s News Highlights!
Here are some of the news articles that we think are interesting, intriguing, and important! Take a look at them, and tell us what you think. We want to hear from YOU! $3M center planned for Hawaiian...
View ArticleHelping Species in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Check out what’s going on currently in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, and the efforts there to save some of our endangered species! Marine Conservation Institute was a strong advocate of the...
View ArticleProtecting the Pacific Marine Monuments
In 2009, President George W. Bush designated three marine monuments in the central Pacific – totaling over 193,000 square miles – to be protected. The three protected areas include the Pacific Remote...
View Article‘Honey Girl’ the Hawaiian Monk Seal: the Protection of an Endangered Species
Honey Girl is a popular 15-year-old Hawaiian monk seal who frequents the North Shore of Oahu. She has been a good mother to at least seven pups and has raised three pups consecutively in the last three...
View ArticleThe Big Blue Blog: The Plight of the Hawaiian Monk Seal
The warm waters of the Hawaiian Islands are home to one of the planet’s most spectacular displays of marine life. From spinner dolphins to manta rays, humpback whales to green sea turtles, the islands...
View ArticleNOAA Must Redouble Effort to Save the Declining Hawaiian Monk Seal, Says...
Marine Conservation Institute, a leader in protecting marine biodiversity, released a comprehensive report today calling on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to redouble its...
View ArticleHelping to Save the Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal
The Hawaiian monk seal is one of the three most endangered seals on earth and is the only marine mammal found entirely within US waters. With a declining population of only 900 to 1,100 individuals,...
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