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~ow Can ~ ~e~P? A Ca~~ to Action <br />~/o~unteer with tie Annual hawaiian Monk Seal Count <br />Once a year, in April, NOAA is looks for people to help them count monk seals on the main Hawaiian <br />Islands. The goal is to have volunteers and counting monk seals on each of the main Hawaiian Islands t <br />estimate how many monk seals live in the main Hawaiian Islands. Ifyou would like to participate in the <br />annual Hawaiian monk seal count, contact David Schofield at: david.schofield@noaa.gov. <br />~/o~unteer with tie }zesPonse Team <br />Help the critically endangered Hawaiian monk seal by responding to seals that haul out to rest and <br />protect them from disturbance, provide information to the public about the endangered Hawaiian monk <br />seal, and monitor monk seal pupping events. To volunteer, contact your island Monk Seal Response <br />coordinator: <br />Qa~u Maui Kauai gji~v ~s~and ~Kona~ Bi~v ~s~anc~ ~Hi~o~ <br />David Schofield Nicole Davis Mimi Olry Justin Viezbicke Melisa Netze <br />(808) 944-zz6q (808) zqz-z3yz (So8) 6gi-668 Justin.P.Viezbicke(ghawaii.Bov (808) 7S6-gg6i <br />~f you see a Hawaiian monk sea... <br />Should you encounter a Hawaiian monk <br />seal, keep a clear distance, at least iooft <br />(io car lengths). It is illegal to harass a <br />Hawaiian monk seal, or any endangered <br />species. Harming a monk seal is <br />punishable by up to a SSo,ooo fine and/or <br />up to a year in prison. If the monk seal <br />appears to be distressed, report the <br />sighting immediately to one of the <br />following agencies: <br />• National Marine Fisheries Service: (So8) z44-~5~z <br />• State of Hawaii DNLR: (So8) z44-4352 <br />• State of Hawaii DOCARE: (808) z43-5414 <br />• Police: qn <br />Save Dur Seals <br />Marine Conservation Biology Institute -Hawaii <br />Keiko Bonk • un i4`h Ave. Honolulu HI g68~6 • (So8) 938-6888 <br />e ~Q~--~~ <br /> <br /> <br />• <br />• <br />