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Workshop on the Management of Hawaiian Monk Seals on Beaches in the Main Hawaiian Islands held at Kauai Sheraton Resort on 29-31 October 2002

机译：2002年10月29日至31日在考艾岛喜来登度假村举行的夏威夷群岛海滩夏威夷僧海豹管理研讨会

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Hawaiian monk seals occur principally in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and are one of the world.s most endangered seals. In recent years, however, their numbers have increased significantly in the main Hawaiian Islands, particularly on the islands of Niihau and Kauai. Recent surveys suggest that at least 100 seals may now occupy the main Hawaiian Islands. While this increase raises promising new prospects for the species recovery, it also poses new management challenges. For example, monk seals have hauled out and given birth on popular recreational beaches where they are subject to harassment by people, and on at least two occasions in the past two years, seals have bitten swimmers. Restricting human use of popular beaches could have significant impacts on local tourism-based economies. The occurrence of monk seals in the main Hawaiian Islands also raises new risks due to the possible transmission of diseases from pets, livestock, and feral animals to the wild monk seal population. To address these issues, steps have been taken to increase research on the biology of monk seals in the main Hawaiian Islands, increase public awareness of monk seals, post temporary safety zones around hauled-out seals to keep people from approaching too closely, move some weaned pups from populated beaches to more remote areas and, on one occasion, to temporarily close a popular public beach to protect a mother-pup pair. Clear guidance on how to address different types of haul-out situations in the main Hawaiian Islands has not been developed. Therefore, the Marine Mammal Commission, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources jointly convened a workshop on 29-31 October 2002 in Koloa, Hawaii, to (1) review information on monk seal haul-out patterns, (2) discuss potential actions to address monk seal haul-out events in the main Hawaiian Islands, and (3) identify additional research and management actions that may be needed.

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