Tag Archives: field camp

Hawaiian monk seals and pathogens: An ounce of prevention

Posted on June 7, 2017 by

by Michelle Barbieri Ever wondered how to reboot a propane-powered refrigerator? Flipping it upside-down is actually a viable strategy. This is the latest challenge overcome by our remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands field teams in the initial stages of the summer … Continue reading →

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The People Aboard NOAA’s ARC: Team French Frigate Shoals

Posted on May 23, 2017 by

Get to know the bold field biologists stationed on remote islands for NOAA’s Hawaiian Monk Seal Assessment & Recovery Camps. Every year (since the 1980s!), the NOAA Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program has deployed camps in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Fieldcamp Foodstuffs

Posted on August 18, 2016 by

Program Note: As we travel through the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands picking up our field camps we have asked each island crew to share a tale or two of their life and adventures during this summer field season.  This entry is … Continue reading →

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Return to Tern

Posted on June 1, 2013 by

Tern Island at French Frigate Shoals, within the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, houses a remote field station used by both the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA’s PIFSC. In December of 2012 Tern Island was devastated by a localized … Continue reading →

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