A team of freedivers removed nearly 100,000 pounds of debris and ghost nets from reefs and beaches off of Hawaii.Team members with the Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project (PMDP), a Hawaii-based
The Hawaiian monk seal, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is one of the world’s most endangered species of seal. For 60 years, their population has been declining, and their current population level is only one-third the amount it once was. According to the Marine Mammal Center, the current population count is 1,400.