We were greeted by our first Monk seal of this cruise on our last dive of the afternoon. Monk seals are an endangered seal that is found only in the Hawaiian Archipelago. Unfortunately, many are lost each year because they get entangled in derelict fishing net and drown. There has been an ongoing effort to both clean up the reefs and to rehabilitate wounded seals for release back into the waters around the NWHI. It's always a treat to have these guys visit our survey sites as they are often very curious. Because they're endangered, we are not allowed to approach them, but all survey work stops as we watch them go by.
I hope you had a good weekend.
Good night,
Cristi
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