Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi)

Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi) Photo: NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Recovery Plan Signing Photo: NOAA Hawaiian Monk Seal Range Map (click for larger view PDF) Hawaiian Monk Seal Critical Habitat (click for larger view PDF) Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi) Photo: NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

Status
ESA Endangered - throughout its range
MMPA Depleted - throughout its range

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Phocidae
Genus: Monachus
Species: schauinslandi

Key Documents
(All documents are in PDF format.)

Title	Federal Register	Date
Possible Revisions to Critical Habitat Designation	73 FR 57583	10/03/2008
Recovery Plan (2007)	72 FR 46966	08/22/2007
1983 Recovery Plan	n/a	03/24/1983
Response to Comments on 2007 Recovery Plan	72 FR 46966	08/22/2007
5-Year Review	72 FR 46966	08/22/2007
Critical Habitat Designation (1988 Revised)	53 FR 18988	05/26/1988
1986 Original Critical Habitat Designation	51 FR 16047	04/30/1986
ESA Listing Rule	41 FR 51611	11/23/1976
Stock Assessment Reports	n/a	various

More Information

• NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Species Information
  • Health and Disease of the Hawaiian Monk Seal
  • Marine Mammal Research Rrogram
• NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries
  • Researching the Hawaiian Monk Seal on Kure
  • Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Sanctuary Hawaiian Monk Seal Species Card with video
• NOAA Ocean Explorer
  • Video: Swimming at Depth of Over 540 Meters
  • Video: Swimming in Shallow Coral Reef Habitat
• NOAA Magazine: NOAA Signs New Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Plan
• Marine Mammal Commission Species Information
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Hawaiian Monk Seal Species Profile
• Monachus Guardian Hawaiian Monk Seal Fact Files