18696 Data Set Published / External 18544 HMSRP Hawaiian Monk Seal Diet Studies Project Completed 2018-02-28 This project investigates the dietary consumption of Hawaiian monk seals using traditional dietary analysis of fecal and regurgitate samples. Samples are collected opportunistically at haul out locations throughout the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and Main Hawaiian Islands. Information collected during sample collection includes seal identifications and location of collection. Following cleaning and drying protocols, samples are analyzed and prey hard parts are identified to lowest taxonomic resolution. Identification is made to at least Family level, but often Genus, and occasionally Species level. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is the lead agency responsible for the recovery of the Hawaiian monk seal. Each year the NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Protected Species Division, Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program conducts studies at the main breeding sites to provide information necessary to evaluate (1) the status and trends of the monk seal subpopulations, (2) natural history traits such as survival, reproduction, growth, behavior, and feeding habits, and (3) the success of various activities designed to facilitate population growth. The purpose of dietary studies is to define Hawaiian monk seal dietary trends and requirements to better understand the links between environment, prey variability, and demography. Division: Protected Species Division Chief: Charles Littnan Program: PSD Foraging Ecology Ownership: PIFSC Study Area: Northwestern and main Hawaiian Islands Taxonomic Resolution: Family, Genus, Species Frequency of Collection: Opportunistic, Intermittent, Inconsistent, Time of collection: Variable Types of Data Collected: Seal demographics (Age, Sex), Location of collection Collection Method: Standard field collection protocols Collection Standards of the Samples: Available Storage Location: Data stored within two separate Access databases (monkseal and Prey Identification Library) on Bishop Museum Server. Storage Media / Format: Computer hard drive, server Backups: Available Update Schedule: Bi-yearly Data Distribution Method: External jump drive Format of Data / Products on web server: Access Theme diet Theme fecal analysis Theme forging ecology Theme hawaiian monk seal Theme hmsrp Theme pifsc Theme protected species Theme psd Theme scat Theme spew Theme taxonomic resolution Spatial hawaiian archipelago Spatial pacific region Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Honolulu HI USA 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176 Honolulu, HI 96818 Data Set Database As Needed Table (digital) Scat and spew processing and diet analysis ENT Table: PROCESSING_TREATMENTENT Table: REMAINS_INVENTORY NA NA NA 18627 REMAINS_INVENTORY Published / External Completed An inventory of scat and spew remains. Loaded by batch 4517, 03-01-2013 20:20 Data Table Yes MSEAL Monk seal scat and spew remains inventory 1 STRUCTURE . NUMBER No No Active Number within the structure 2 ITEM NUMBER VARCHAR2 No No Active Sample number 3 REMAIN . VARCHAR2 No No Active Remains number 4 STRUCTURE NAME VARCHAR2 No No Active The name of the structure 5 SIDE VARCHAR2 30 No No Active The side of the structure VARCHAR2 6 SIZE NUMBER No No Active The size of the remains 7 QUANTITY NUMBER 22 No No Active The quantity NUMBER 8 NOTES VARCHAR2 255 No No Active Sample notes VARCHAR2 18679 PROCESSING_TREATMENT Published / External Completed Loaded by batch 4550, 03-08-2013 19:36 Data Table Yes MSEAL Information on the processing treatment of scat and spew samples 1 SAMPLE NUMBER VARCHAR2 No No Active Number of the sample 2 YEAR COLLECTED NUMBER No No Active Year the sample was collected 3 MONTH COLLECTED VARCHAR2 No No Active Month of collection 4 DAY COLLECTED NUMBER No No Active Day of collections 5 NOAA SAMPLE NUMBER NUMBER No No Active NOAA sample number 6 NOAA SUBSAMPLE NUMBER VARCHAR2 No No Active NOAA subsample number 7 GROUP NUMBER NUMBER No No Active Group the sample belongs in 8 ISLAND NUMBER NUMBER No No Active Island codes: 11 = Johnston Atoll; 12-19 = Main Hawaiian Islands; 10, 20-85 = Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 9 SECTOR VARCHAR2 No No Active Sector sample found in 10 BUCKET NUMBER VARCHAR2 No No Active Bucket where sample located 11 PHASE VARCHAR2 No No Active Phase 12 INVENTORY-DRY SAMPLES VARCHAR2 No No Active Dry sample inventory 13 INVENTORY-WET SAMPLES VARCHAR2 No No Active Wet sample inventory 14 DELIVERY VARCHAR2 No No Active Delivery Method 15 MISSING? VARCHAR2 No No Active Missing 16 SAMPLE TYPE VARCHAR2 No No Active Sample type 17 SPEW COMMENTS VARCHAR2 No No Active Spew comments 18 SAMPLE PRE-TREATED VARCHAR2 No No Active Sample pre-treated 19 SAMPLE SUBTYPE VARCHAR2 No No Active Sample subtype 20 PRE-SIEVED SAMPLE .8 VARCHAR2 No No Active Pre-sieved sample .8 21 PRE-SIEVED SAMPLE .16 VARCHAR2 No No Active Pre-sieved sample .16 22 PRE-SIEVED SAMPLE .25 VARCHAR2 No No Active Pre-sieved sample .25 23 BEAKS VARCHAR2 No No Active Beaks 24 SUBSAMPLE TAKEN VARCHAR2 No No Active Was a subsample taken. 25 EXTRANEOUS VARCHAR2 No No Active Extraneous 26 EXTRANEOUS TREATMENT VARCHAR2 No No Active How were extraneous items treated 27 EXTRANEOUS STORED VARCHAR2 No No Active Extraneous items stored 28 EXTRANEOUS DISCARDED VARCHAR2 No No Active Were extraneous items discarded 29 DATE DISCARDED VARCHAR2 No No Active Date items discarded 30 EMPTY VARCHAR2 No No Active Empty? 31 WASHING METHOD VARCHAR2 No No Active Washing method 32 SEAL ID KNOWN VARCHAR2 No No Active Is the seal's ID known? 33 SEAL ID VARCHAR2 No No Active Seal ID 34 SEAL SIZE VARCHAR2 No No Active Seal Size 35 SEAL GENDER VARCHAR2 No No Active Seal sex. Code M=male; F = female; U = unknown 36 WASHING COMMENTS VARCHAR2 No No Active Washing comments 37 NAME OF WASHER VARCHAR2 No No Active Name of individual that washed the sample 38 DATE OF WASHING VARCHAR2 No No Active Date sample was washed 39 SIEVED SIEVED No No Active Is it Sieved? 40 NAME OF SIEVER VARCHAR2 No No Active Name of individual that sieved the sample 41 DATE OF SIEVING VARCHAR2 No No Active Date the sample was sieved 42 .3 SIEVE YIELD WEIGHT VARCHAR2 No No Active .3 Sieve yield weight 43 .3 SIEVE YIELD COMMENTS VARCHAR2 No No Active .3 Sieve yield comments 44 .8 SIEVE YIELD WEIGHT VARCHAR2 No No Active .8 Sieve yield weight 45 .8 SV VARCHAR2 No No Active .8 Sieve 46 .8 SV WEIGHT VARCHAR2 No No Active .8 Sieve weight 47 .8 SIEVE YIELD COMMENTS VARCHAR2 No No Active .8 Sieve yield comments 48 .16 SIEVE YIELD WEIGHT VARCHAR2 No No Active .16 Sieve yield weight 49 .16 SV VARCHAR2 No No Active .16 Sieve 50 .16 SV WEIGHT VARCHAR2 No No Active .16 Sieve weight 51 .16 SIEVE YIELD COMMENTS VARCHAR2 No No Active .16 Sieve yield comments 52 NAME OF SORTER 1 VARCHAR2 No No Active Name of individual #1 sorting the sample 53 DATE OF SORTING 1 VARCHAR2 No No Active Date of sorting #1 54 NAME OF SORTER 2 VARCHAR2 No No Active Name of individual #2 sorting the sample 55 DATE OF SORTING 2 VARCHAR2 No No Active Date of sorting #2 56 NAME OF SORTER 3 VARCHAR2 No No Active Name of individual #3 sorting the sample 57 DATE OF SORTING 3 VARCHAR2 No No Active Date of sorting #3 58 NAME OF SORTER 4 VARCHAR2 No No Active Name of individual #4 sorting the sample 59 DATE OF SORTING 4 VARCHAR2 No No Active Date of sorting #4 60 .3 SORTING COMMENTS VARCHAR2 No No Active .3 sorting comments 61 .3 SCALE(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active .3 fish scales present 62 .3 OTOLITH(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active .3 fish otoliths present 63 .3 BONE(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active .3 fish bones present 64 .3 CEPHALOPOD(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active .3 cephalopod parts present 65 .3 CRUSTACEAN(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active .3 crustacean parts present 66 .3 URCHIN(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active .3 sea urchin parts present 67 .3 OTHER VARCHAR2 No No Active .3 other remains present 68 .3 MISCELLANEOUS VARCHAR2 No No Active .3 miscellaneous items present 69 .8 SORTING COMMENTS VARCHAR2 No No Active .8 sorting comments 70 .8 SCALE(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active .8 fish scales present 71 .8 OTOLITH(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active .8 fish otoliths present 72 .8 BONE(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active .8 fish bones present 73 .8 CEPHALOPOD(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active .8 cephalopod parts present 74 .8 CRUSTACEAN(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active .8 crustacean parts present 75 .8 URCHIN(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active .8 sea urchin parts present 76 .8 OTHER VARCHAR2 No No Active .8 other remains present 77 .8 MISCELLANEOUS VARCHAR2 No No Active .8 miscellaneous items present 78 .16 SORTING COMMENTS VARCHAR2 No No Active .16 sorting comments 79 .16 SCALE(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active .16 fish scales present 80 .16 OTOLITH(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active .16 fish otoliths present 81 .16 BONE(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active .16 fish bones present 82 .16 CEPHALOPOD(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active .16 cephalopod parts present 83 .16 CRUSTACEAN(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active .16 crustacean parts present 84 .16 URCHIN(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active .16 sea urchin parts present 85 .16 OTHER VARCHAR2 No No Active .16 other remains present 86 .16 MISCELLANEOUS VARCHAR2 No No Active .16 miscellaneous items present 87 SORTING COMMENTS VARCHAR2 No No Active Sorting comments 88 SCALE(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active Scales 89 OTOLITH(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active Otoliths 90 BONE(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active Bones 91 CEPHALOPOD(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active Cephalopods 92 CRUSTACEAN(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active Crustaceans 93 URCHIN(S) VARCHAR2 No No Active Urchins 94 OTHER VARCHAR2 No No Active Other items 95 MISCELLANEOUS VARCHAR2 No No Active Miscellaneous items 96 AYS CHECK VARCHAR2 No No Active Checked 97 AYS COMPLETE VARCHAR2 No No Active Is it complete 98 HL CHECK + VARCHAR2 No No Active HL checked Data Steward 2025-11-11 Person Barbieri, Michelle M michelle.barbieri@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5734 Data Steward 2015-11-16 Person Littnan, Charles L charles.littnan@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5711 Data Steward 2005-01-31 2015-11-16 Person Cahoon, Maire K maire.cahoon@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5725 Distributor 2019-05-24 Organization Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC pifsc.info@noaa.gov https://ror.org/02apffz65 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5360 https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage Online Resource 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Distributor 2015-11-16 Person Littnan, Charles L charles.littnan@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5711 Metadata Contact 2025-11-11 Person Barbieri, Michelle M michelle.barbieri@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5734 Metadata Contact 2015-11-16 Person Littnan, Charles L charles.littnan@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5711 Originator 2005-01-31 Organization Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC pifsc.info@noaa.gov https://ror.org/02apffz65 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5360 https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage Online Resource 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Point of Contact 2025-11-11 Person Barbieri, Michelle M michelle.barbieri@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5734 Point of Contact 2007-09-21 Person Littnan, Charles L charles.littnan@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5711 Ground Condition -180 -150 30 10 Hawaiian archipelago, Pacific Region Continuing 2000-01-31 Unclassified Ideally Hawaiian Monk Seal Program collaboration or otherwise authorized by contact Contact Data Control Person - Charles Littnan (charles.littnan@noaa.gov) Ideally this data will be analyzed in collaboration or with approval by contact Use of the data set would ideally be cleared with NMFS/PIFSC, Protected Species Division. These data are PRELIMINARY and have not be completely screened for accuracy. NOAA can not be held liable for use of these data in a manner other than for perusal of preliminary data. The developers of these data are concerned with assuring its proper use. Before data are used to draw specific scientific conclusions, potential users are requested to contact NMFS/PIFSC, Protected Species Division for background on the data. Acknowledgement of the data should be cited. Different versions of the dataset may exist. The user must be sure to use the appropriate data set for the time period of interest. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable, NOAA cannot assume liablility for any damages or misrepresentation caused by any inaccuracies in the data or as a result of changes to the data caused by system transfers. https://oceanwatch.pifsc.noaa.gov/xfer/PIFSC_PIRO_bulk_data_download_InPort_18696.tgz 2019-05-24 Organization Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center https://ror.org/02apffz65 ProcessingTreatment.csv Also: RemainsInventory.csv csv (comma-separated values) CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) Data is collected at Hawaiian monk seal haulout locations during variable-length field seasons. Scats/spews may not be collected if they occur outside of the field season, in areas that are rarely surveyed, or at sea. Data is collected at Hawaiian monk seal haulout locations during variable-length field seasons. Scats/spews may not be collected if they occur outside of the field season, in areas that are rarely surveyed, or at sea. There is a backlog of unprocessed scats and spews at this time. Quality control measures were taken at points of collection and processing of samples as well as recording data. Yes Unknown Yes No 1 year NCEI-MD 1 year Original files will be regularly backed up and stored on a secure server separate from publicly accessible files. Samples were collected in the field, cataloged and stored until processing which included cleaning and sorting prey parts to be identified. Scats and spews collected during field studies Organization Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Originator 1 Scats and spews were collected during field studies Person Littnan, Charles L charles.littnan@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5711 Scats and spews collected during field studies 2 samples were cataloged and stored until processing which included cleaning and sorting prey parts to be identified. Person Littnan, Charles L charles.littnan@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5711 Scats and spews collected during field studies 18679 Entity 18627 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:18696 Thea Johanos 2013-03-27T19:54:18 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2025-12-03T01:00:28 2018-02-28 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5300 https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 1001 Public No No 2018-02-28 1 Year 2019-02-28