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1. www.fisheries.noaa.gov › species › hawaiian-monk-sealHawaiian Monk Seal - NOAA Fisheries

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   Jun 11, 2024 · The majority of Hawaiian monk seals (about 1,200 individuals) live in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, and a much smaller number (about 400) live in the main Hawaiian Islands. There have also been rare sightings of Hawaiian monk seals, as well as a single birth, at Johnston Atoll, the closest atoll southwest of the Hawaiian Islands.

   • Class: Mammalia
   • Phylum: Chordata

   • Order: Carnivora

2. www.fisheries.noaa.gov › feature-story › hawaiianHawaiian Monk Seal Population Surpasses 1,500! - NOAA Fisheries

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   May 3, 2022 · We estimate that the total number of monk seals throughout their entire range was 1,570 in 2021. That is a respectable increase since the most recent estimate of 1,435 in 2019. It marks the first time the population has exceeded 1,500 seals in more than 2 decades.

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4. bigislandnow.com › 2022/05/06 › hawaiian-monk-sealHawaiian Monk Seal Population on the Rise : Big Island Now

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   May 6, 2022 · The population of Hawaiian monk seals is on the rise after decades of decline, authorities confirmed. This year, the population surpassed 1,500 for the first time in more than 20 years.

5. www.fisheries.noaa.gov › feature-story › hawaiianHawaiian Monk Seal Population Rounds Out a Decade of Growth

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   May 10, 2023 · Thanks to these surveys, we have good news to report: the Hawaiian monk seal population continues to increase! In 2021, total abundance was estimated to be 1,564, which marked the first time the population had exceeded 1,500 in more than two decades.

6. www.savingseafood.org › news › conservationHawaiian Monk Seal Population Rounds Out a Decade of Growth

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   About 75 percent of the seals live in the northwestern part of the island chain, the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, and the remaining 25 percent are in the main Hawaiian Islands. After decades of declining numbers, the number of monk seals has increased on average by 2 percent per year since 2013—a slow but steady rise over a ...

7. www.hawaiipublicradio.org › local-news › 2022/05/05Hawaiian monk seal population surpasses 1,500 for the first ...

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   May 5, 2022 · Officials estimated the population has grown by more than 100 from 2019 to 2021, bringing the total from 1,435 to 1,570 seals. Monk seals live only in Hawaiʻi, including the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands where most of the animals are found.

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   How many Hawaiian monk seals are there?

   • The population is estimated to be around 1,600 seals—nearly 1,200 seals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and 400 seals in the main Hawaiian Islands. A prolonged decline of the Hawaiian monk seal population in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands occurred after the late 1950s, lasting until very recently.

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   Do monk seals live in Hawaii?

   • Hawaiian monk seals are also one of NOAA’s nine Species in the Spotlight. After decades of declining numbers in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, the total population of monk seals began to increase gradually in 2013 in both the Northwestern and main Hawaiian Islands.

   Hawaiian Monk Seal Population Surpasses 1,500! - NOAA Fisheries

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   Why are Hawaiian monk seals on the rise?

   • Importantly, however, the current upward trend is in part due to NOAA Fisheries recovery efforts. Hawaiian monk seals are found in the Hawaiian archipelago which includes both the main and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and rarely at Johnston Atoll which lies nearly 1,000 miles southwest of Hawai'i.

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   Are Hawaiian monk seals Endangered?

   • The Hawaiian monk seal is one of the most endangered seal species in the world. The population overall had been declining for six decades and current numbers, though increasing, are only about one-third of historic population levels. Importantly, however, the current upward trend is in part due to NOAA Fisheries recovery efforts.

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   Are Hawaiian monk seals a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

   • The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are all within Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, the largest protected marine area in the United States and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Michelle Barbieri, the lead scientist at NOAA's Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program, said the count shows that conservation efforts have been helping.

   Hawaiian monk seal population surpasses 1,500 for the first time in

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   How many seals live in Hawaii?

   • In 2022, the population crested 1,600. Here are a few of the field teams’ findings: About 75 percent of the seals live in the northwestern part of the island chain, the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, and the remaining 25 percent are in the main Hawaiian Islands.

   Hawaiian Monk Seal Population Rounds Out a Decade of Growth

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9. www.librarieshawaii.org › wp-content › uploadsHawaiian Monk Seal (`Ilio holo I ka uaua) - librarieshawaii.org

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   • The Hawaiian monk seal has fingernails, just like you and me! • Monk seals can live to over 30 years in age • An adult Hawaiian monk seal can weight between 400 and 600 pounds. • A Hawaiian monk seal can hold their breath for 20 minutes and dive more than 1,800 feet deep!