NOAA: Fishing Net Entanglement Likely Caused Death of Hawaiian Monk Seal 'Mele'

RM90, or Mele, snoozes in the sand on the beach.
Entanglement in fishing gear likely caused the drowning death of the 1-year-old Hawaiian monk seal RM90, also known as Mele, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration researchers determined.
"It's a hard thing to talk about because she was a special seal and a seal that a lot of us really invested a lot of time and energy into," said Dr. Michelle Barbieri, head of the Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program at NOAA.
Mele was found dead in waters off the windward side of Oʻahu on May 24. There were no indications of foul play.

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