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Juvenile Hawaiian Monk Seal. Credit - Matthew Chauvin, Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project (PMDP)
April 30, 2021
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A team of scientists collected 47.2 tons of marine debris and successfully disentangled a Hawaiian monk seal, three black-footed albatross chicks and one ʻIwa (great frigatebird) after a 24-day expedition to Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM). The field team included 12 participants who returned to Honolulu on April 20. They were led by the local Honolulu nonprofit Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project (PMDP)...

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