Vol. 9 (1): June 2006

The twists and turns of monk seal science

Our Hawaiian monk seal feature article is by Paul Koberstein, Editor of the Cascadia Times.

The article, published in the Spring issue of the magazine, relates how political and economic decisions that kept open a lobster fishery against scientific advice, might have condemned Hawaiian monk seal pups to starvation, and the species to an irreversible decline.

“The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council apparently feels it is under no obligation to tell the truth. At least, not in January 2005, when this organization, known as Wespac, trotted out an obscure study to make a case for lobster fishing in the proposed Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Marine Sanctuary. [more…]

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