Main Hawaiian Islands Insular False Killer Whale Recovery Planning Workshop

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS or NOAA Fisheries) Pacific Islands Regional Office Protected Resources Division held a workshop to gather information and perspectives on how to recover the Main Hawaiian Islands Insular False Killer Whale  (Pseudorca crassidens) Distinct Population Segment (DPS) to the point where protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) are no longer needed. The workshop was held October 25-28, 2016, at the Ohana Waikiki East Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii.