Hawaiian monk seal - Monachus schauinslandi.

Hawaiian monk seal - Monachus schauinslandi.

Hawaiian monk seal - Monachus schauinslandi.

Hawaiian monk seal - Monachus schauinslandi.

Hawaiian monk seal - Monachus schauinslandi. Tagging operations conducted under the auspices of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. Techniques were being developed at this time as this was only the second time that any Hawaiian Monk seals were tagged. Other than for needs of scientific studies, human interaction with protected species should be minimized.

Hawaiian monk seal - Monachus schauinslandi. Tagging operations conducted under the auspices of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. Techniques were being developed at this time as this was only the second time that any Hawaiian Monk seals were tagged. Other than for needs of scientific studies, human interaction with protected species should be minimized.

Hawaiian monk seal - Monachus schauinslandi. Tagging operations conducted under the auspices of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. Techniques were being developed at this time as this was only the second time that any Hawaiian Monk seals were tagged. Other than for needs of scientific studies, human interaction with protected species should be minimized.

Bull fur seal with two cows

Bull fur seal with cows

Bull fur seal with cows

Statue of Hawaiian monk seal - Monachus schauinslandi.

Helicopter pilot Budd Christman assisting with tagging of spotted seal pup.

Monk seals blending in with the reef and rocks at Laysan Island.

A vociferous group of Steller sea lions - Eumetopias jubatus.

Monk seal hauling out next to boat from NOAA Ship TOWNSEND CROMWELL.

Capturing a sick Steller sea lion bull (Eumetopias jubatus) for transport to a rehabilitation facility.

Capturing a sick Steller sea lion bull (Eumetopias jubatus) for transport to a rehabilitation facility. Automotive mode of transport was probably a first for that particular sea lion.

An Alaska fur seal - Callorhinus ursinus - in the rocky intertidal area of a Bering Sea Island.

A large bull sea lion guarding his harem on an Alaska beach.

Harbor seals on small ice bergs in Southeast Alaskan waters.

Harbor seals on small ice bergs in Southeast Alaskan waters.

A lone seal's head is seen as he cruises among the small ice bergs of Tracy Arm.

Harbor seals on small ice bergs in Southeast Alaskan waters.

Steller sea lions on a rock

A steller sea lion lollygagging about on a warm Alaskan day.

Steller sea lions on a rocky perch.

Steller sea lion on a rocky perch.

Steller sea lion on a rocky perch.

A large bull sea lion with his harem.

A large bull sea lion stands guard over his harem.

A large bull sea lion stands guard over his harem.

A minor dispute among sea lions.

A large bull sea lion stands guard over his harem.

Hawaiian monk seal - Monachus schauinslandi . This species is Hawaii's only member of the pinniped family.

Hawaiian monk seal - Monachus schauinslandi . This species is Hawaii's only member of the pinniped family.

Hawaiian monk seal - Monachus schauinslandi . This species is Hawaii's only member of the pinniped family.

Hawaiian monk seal - Monachus schauinslandi . This species is Hawaii's only member of the pinniped family.

Hawaiian monk seal - Monachus schauinslandi . This species is Hawaii's only member of the pinniped family.

Hawaiian monk seal - Monachus schauinslandi . This species is Hawaii's only member of the pinniped family.

Hawaiian monk seal - Monachus schauinslandi . This species is Hawaii's only member of the pinniped family.

Hawaiian monk seal - Monachus schauinslandi . This species is Hawaii's only member of the pinniped family.

Hawaiian monk seal - Monachus schauinslandi . This species is Hawaii's only member of the pinniped family.

Hawaiian monk seal - Monachus schauinslandi . This species is Hawaii's only member of the pinniped family.

Hawaiian monk seal - Monachus schauinslandi . This species is Hawaii's only member of the pinniped family.

Hawaiian monk seal - Monachus schauinslandi . This species is Hawaii's only member of the pinniped family.

Seal on an ice floe.

Seal breathing hole.

Rare adult male ribbon seal.

Rare adult male ribbon seal.

NMFS Enforcement and Protected Resources mark a no-entry zone to protect a sick juvenile Steller sea lion.