Summaries and Full Applications Under Review
The following summaries and full applications are grouped by permit type and are for informational purposes only. The posting of a permit application does not equate to permit approval, and final permit activities may differ from the proposed activities.
For more information, please browse through our permitting section or contact the Monument Permit Coordinator:
(808) 397-2660 or nwhipermit@noaa.gov.
For permit applications and instructions return to the
main permit page, please click here.
To download the Monument's new Unified Public Notification Policy, which outlines how and when permit applications are posted, please click here.
Education
There are no activities at this time.
Conservation and Management
Support for Permitted Research Activities Using University of Hawaii Research Vessel KA'IMIKAI-O-KANALOA
Support for Permitted Research Activities Using NOAA Ship MCARTHUR II
Recreation
There are no activities at this time.
Special Ocean Use
Escorted Group of Natural History and Wildlife Individuals to Midway Atoll
Native Hawaiian Practice
Traditional Feather Gathering Activities For the Restoration of Na Kahili Displayed at the Queen Emma Summer Palace
Research
Installation and maintenance of four infrasound elements on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to monitor the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Sediment sampling on Lisianski Island to determine historical ecology
Incidence and Amount of Plastic Ingestion in Five Petrel Species and Relate Patterns to Geographic Location, Age Classes, and Life-history Characteristics
Evaluating the Potential for Successful Restoration of Primary Frame-Building Coral on Nearshore Patch Reefs at Midway Atoll
Detecting Sediment Composition Changes and Rates of Sedimentation From Shallow Marine Sites at Midway Atoll
Deployment of a High-Frequency Acoustic Recording Package (HARP) For Year-Round Cetacean Monitoring
Collection of Undescribed Corals to Assess Molecular and Morphological Relationships
Studies to Monitor Coral Ecology, Community Dynamics, Sedimentation, and Effects of Urchin and Large Bivalve Abundance at Midway Atoll
Support for Permitted Research Activities Using the Pisces IV and Pisces V Submersibles and RCV-150 Remotely Operated Vehicle
Vertical History of Gardner Pinnacles and the Impact of Past Climate Change on the Development and Drowning of Submerged Reef Terraces
Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program
Abundance and Distribution of Cetaceans
Efforts to Increase Juvenile Monk Seal Survival
Quantifying Processes Affecting Reef Growth and Reef Degradation, at Midway Atoll