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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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.
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.