gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:28586 eng UTF8 dataset CSV Files Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center 808-725-5300 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. resourceProvider Robinson, Stacie (808)725-5740 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96839 USA stacie.robinson@noaa.gov pointOfContact Barbieri, Michelle M 808-725-5734 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA michelle.barbieri@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:26 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Visual observations of Hawaiian monk seal behavioral interactions and contact rates to support NMFS efforts to mitigate the risk of possible disease outbreaks, collected on Oahu and Laysan Island during the period 2015-06-01 to 2015-09-01. HMSRP Observation of Hawaiian monk seal behavioral interactions - Oahu and Laysan Island, 2015 2018-02-27 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 28586 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/28586 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Robinson, Stacie (808)725-5740 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96839 USA stacie.robinson@noaa.gov author tableDigital Infectious disease has the potential to pose serious risk to Hawaiian Monk Seal populations. HMSRP is currently researching and evaluating methods to minimize disease threats to this endangered population, including potential vaccination programs. Observation of seal behavior and social interactions will provide information critical to understanding contact rates between animals which will aid our efforts modeling epidemiological processes and planning vaccination or other disease risk mitigation strategies. To provide this crucial data on seal behavior and contact rates this project aims to: • Describe the haul-out patterns and numbers of seals using haul-out beaches on Oahu in the MHI and Laysan in the NWHI. • Document individual seal behavior and interactions between seals; o especially with regard to different types of potentially infectious contacts. o with attention to age/sex patterns that may help identify generalities of high-risk seals. Better understand the behavioral ecology of monk seals, particularly social behavior and interactions between seals, this will aid research and recovery efforts related to epidemiology as well as seal aggression. completed Robinson, Stacie (808)725-5740 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96839 USA stacie.robinson@noaa.gov pointOfContact Barbieri, Michelle M 808-725-5734 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA michelle.barbieri@noaa.gov pointOfContact Robinson, Stacie (808)725-5740 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96839 USA stacie.robinson@noaa.gov custodian Barbieri, Michelle M 808-725-5734 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA michelle.barbieri@noaa.gov custodian irregular Behavior Hawaiian monk seal theme DOC/NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC > Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian HMSRP Hawaiian Monk Seal Survival Enhancement Special Projects Metadata Portfolio project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Visual observations of Hawaiian monk seal behavioral interactions and contact rates to support NMFS efforts to mitigate the risk of possible disease outbreaks, collected on Oahu and Laysan Island during the period 2015-06-01 to 2015-09-01. [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/28586. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: none otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Data use for analysis or publication is expected to be conducted in collaboration with and proper attribution to NOAA scientists responsible for data collection. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 28586 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/pifsc/dmp/pdf/28586.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans -180 -150 10 30 Hawaiian Archipelago, Pacific Region | Currentness: Ground Condition 2015-06-01 2015-09-01 false eng false Spreadsheet 2015 Behavior Study 2018-02-27 publication CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text) Robinson, Stacie (808)725-5740 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96839 USA stacie.robinson@noaa.gov distributor Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center 808-725-5360 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA pifsc.info@noaa.gov https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Website Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. distributor https://oceanwatch.pifsc.noaa.gov/xfer/PIFSC_PIRO_bulk_data_download_InPort_28586.tgz WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link 2015_BehaviorStudy.csv This accession is a table containing visual observations of Hawaiian monk seal behavioral interactions and contact rates collected on Oahu and Laysan Island from 2015-06-01 to 2015-09-01. Animal identities, associations, and behaviors were collected and analyzed in order to 1) describe the haul-out patterns and numbers of seals using haul-out beaches on Oahu in the MHI and Laysan in the NWHI, and 2) document individual seal behavior and interactions between seals, especially with regard to different types of potentially infectious contacts with attention to age/sex patterns that may help identify generalities of high-risk seals. These data are used to support NMFS monk seal recovery efforts which include modeling epidemiological processes and planning vaccination and other disease risk mitigation strategies. download dataset Representativeness Data were collected opportunistically at Hawaiian monk seal haulout locations on the island of Oahu and do not equally represent all size/sex classes, and may not be representative of other atolls/islands. Comparability Data were collected opportunistically at Hawaiian monk seal haulout locations on the island of Oahu and do not equally represent all size/sex classes, and may not be representative of other atolls/islands. Completeness Report Data should be reviewed before further analysis Ethographic data sheets were used to collect behavioral observations in the field. Data were then entered into spreadsheets saved as CSV files for downstream analysis. Ethographic data sheets were used to collect behavioral observations in the field. Robinson, Stacie (808)725-5740 stacie.robinson@noaa.gov processor Data were then entered into spreadsheets saved as CSV files for downstream analysis. Robinson, Stacie (808)725-5740 stacie.robinson@noaa.gov processor Original field data Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center originator