Legacy HMSRP Hawaiian Monk Seal Main Hawaiian Island Sighting Cards, other misc sightings

This data collection contains records of Hawaiian monk seal and green turtle sightings in the Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) entered onto MHI Sighting Cards from 1983-2002 and onto MHI Sighting Forms from 2003-2005 (since late 2005, MHI sightings have been integrated into the monk seal survey data). Additional historical monk seal counts and sightings from both the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and MHI have been referenced and compiled into a NOAA Technical Memorandum and date from 1859 to 1977. Much of this data has been contributed by the public and is not systematically collected. Though most of the data have been entered, some data are housed at PIFSC in paper form.

This data collection contains records of Hawaiian monk seal and green turtle sightings in the Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) entered onto MHI Sighting Cards from 1983-2002 and onto MHI Sighting Forms from 2003-2005 (since late 2005, MHI sightings have been integrated into the monk seal survey data). Additional historical monk seal counts and sightings from both the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and MHI have been referenced and compiled into a NOAA Technical Memorandum and date from 1859 to 1977. Much of this data has been contributed by the public and is not systematically collected. Though most of the data have been entered, some data are housed at PIFSC in paper form.

Division: Protected Species

Division Chief: Charles Littnan

Program: PSD Population Assessment

Authorities: Endangered Species Act

Ownership: PIFSC

Study Area: Hawaiian Archipelago

Spatial Resolution: Island or Atoll, islet and sector (perimeter of each islet divided into sectors for use in data collection)

Temporal Resolution: Date, time

Frequency of Collection: Opportunistic

Time of collection: Opportunistically at any time of year

Type of Data Collected: MHI Sighting cards, other miscellaneous sightings

Collection Method: Collection forms, notebooks, logs

Recording Media: Paper, databases

Data Collection Documentation: Historic data in NOAA Tech Memo

Storage Location: 1845 WASP Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818

Storage Media: Paper forms, ASCII files, ACCESS databases

Security and Integrity Plans: Available

Backups: Available

Storage and Security Documentation: Available

Data Distribution Method: Zip files via email or CD