The Center has been working to protect the Hawaiian monk seal since 2000, when we and allies filed suit against the National Marine Fisheries Service for letting a lobster fishery and bottomfish ...

Get more information about response teams now. Host a community meeting to engage Hawaii residents about the history and importance of this critically endangered seal native to your state. Contact ...

About the Hawaiian Monk Seal Hawaiian monk seals grow to be 6-7 feet long, weigh 400-600 pounds, and can live more than 30 years. Males and females are generally the same size — the only way to ...

Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response has crowned their winner of the annual Chunky Seal Week, Aukai. The Hawaiian monk seal has given birth to at least four pups, and is known for her independent nature.