Hawaiʻi · observation
Makua Beach
· Oʻahu
A Hawaiian monk seal became caught in a gill net about 100 feet offshore at Makua Beach and was found dead after likely drowning.
- Species
- Hawaiian monk seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- Honolulu Star-Bulletin
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- Original report: https://archives.starbulletin.com/2007/06/08/news/briefs.html . The 8 June report explicitly dates the entanglement to 27 May and describes the dead seal and necropsy finding.
- Identification confidence
- Confirmed
- Editorial status
- Published by Seal Watch.
Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.