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Protected Species Division

The mission of the Protected Species Division is to provide the scientific foundation for conservation of Hawaiian monk seals, cetaceans and sea turtles in the Pacific islands. More...


News and Highlights

Recent Staff Publications

  • May 15, 2012
    Hawksbill sea turtles in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
    Van Houtan KS, Kittinger JN, Lawrence AL, Yoshinaga C, Born VR, Fox A
    [2012] Chelonian Conservation and Biology 11(1): 000-000
  • May 09, 2012
    New primers reveal the presence of a duplicate histone H3 in the marine turtle leech Ozobranchus branchiatus
    Lavretsky P, Truong TM, McGowin AE, Balazs GH, Peters JL
    [2012] Conservation Genetics Resources 4(2): 487-490. DOI: 10.1007/s12686-011-9581-6
  • April 02, 2012
    Effectiveness of an antihelminthic treatment in improving the body condition and survival of Hawaiian monk seals
    Gobush KS, Baker JD, Gulland FMD
    [2011] Endangered Species Research 15: 29-37. DOI: 10.3354/esr00364
  • March 01, 2012
    Cetacean surveys of Guam and CNMI waters: August - September, 2011
    Hill M, Ligon A, Deakos M, U Adam, Norris E, Oleson E
    [2012] Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Data Report, DR-12-002, 25 p
  • October 18, 2011
    Growth of captive leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, with inferences on growth in the wild: Implications for population decline and recovery
    Jones TT, Hastings MD, Bostrom BL, Pauly D, Jones DR
    [2011] Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 399: 84-92
  • October 18, 2011
    The Hawaiian monk seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 2004
    Johanos TC, Baker JD (comps. and eds.)
    [2011] U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-28, 112 p. + Appendices