Permit Applications and Environmental Documents for Public Review

Monument managers continue to engage and inform the public of activities proposed to occur in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

Application summaries and full applications are provided for public review. Posting of a permit application does not equate to permit approval. Final authorized permit activities may differ from the proposed activities.

The Summary Information page of each application is posted soon after it is received, in accordance with the Monument's Unified Public Notification Policy. Summary pages provide general information and can be thought of as a snap shot of the full application. The full application is posted once the Monument Permit Coordinators deem the application to be "complete" and address permitting criteria.

Monument Regulations require that applications for Special Ocean Use activities proposed OUTSIDE of Midway Atoll Special Management Area must be posted for public notice and comment 30 days prior to the issuance of a Monument permit.

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Summaries and Full Permit Applications Under Review

The following summaries and full applications are grouped by permit type:

Research

Videographic Surveys of Coral Reef Fishes Using Baited Remote Underwater Stereo-Video Systems
Summary

Diet and Foraging Locations of Seabirds
Summary

Assessing Health and Community Structure of Corals on Shallow-water Reefs
Summary
Application

Seabird Plastic Ingestion Study on Midway Atoll
Summary
Application

Education

There are no applications or permits at this time.

Conservation and Management

Selective Removal of Predatory Sharks Near Hawaiian Monk Seal Pupping Sites of French Frigate Shoals
Summary

Native Hawaiian Practice

There are no applications or permits at this time.

Special Ocean Use for Activities outside Midway Atoll

Raising Funds for the Kure Atoll Conservancy Through Sales of Items Related to the Natural Resources of Kure Atoll and PMNM
Summary

Record spatial imagery of islands and atolls for Google Streetview and UNESCO World Heritage Galleries
Summary

Filming Wildlife Sequences for a National Geographic Channel Series, "Wild Hawaii".
Summary
Application

Filming Activities for "The World Heritage" Television Documentary Series
Summary
Application

Special Ocean Use for Activities solely within Midway Atoll

Friends of Midway Atoll (FOMA) Sale of Monument Items
Summary
Application

Recreation (Midway Atoll)

There are no applications or permits at this time.

Environmental Documents for Public Review and Input

Appropriate regulatory and environmental reviews (e.g. Environmental Impact Statements, Environmental Assessments, and Compatibility Determinations) related to Monument permit applications are posted below for public comment:

Draft Environmental Assessment

There are no Environmental Assessments for review at this time.

Compatibility Determination

There are no Compatibility Determinations for review at this time.

Comments can be sent to:
Email: nwhipermit@noaa.gov
Mail: 6600 Kalanianaʻole Hwy., Suite 300
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96825
Facsimile: (808) 397-2662