LtCDR Marc Pickett and Lt. Mark Sarmek wrestle to free an entangled Hawaiian Monk Seal at French Frigate Shoals, NWHI, during a marine debris survey and removal cruise. They were successful.

Image ID: reef3252, NOAA's Coral Kingdom Collection
Location: Hawaii, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Photo Date: 1997 January
Photographer: Ray Boland, NOAA/NMFS/PIFD/ESOD


Category: Coral Reefs/NOAA 200th Photo Contest/Coral Stress/

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