To Report Hawaiian monk seal sightings

Thank you for taking the time to e-mail us about your having seen a Hawaiian monk seal. We welcome any and all information. Your sighting would be most useful to us if you could include the following information.

  • Date and time of sighting
  • Descriptive location of sighting
  • Estimated size of seal (length)
  • Any identifying characteristics (hind flipper tags, applied bleach mark on shoulder, significant scars or other markings)

We also appreciate any photographs you'd like to attach.

Contact Information

Marine Mammal Research Program
PIFSC Protected Species Division
Email: pifsc.monksealsighting@noaa.gov
(808)220-7802 (Oahu)

Last updated February 28 2007