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.

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Education

Interdisciplinary University of Hawaii Marine Conservation Field Studies Course in Partnership with Sea Education Association to Mokumanamana and French Frigate Shoals

Summary
Application

Increasing Knowledge and Appreciation of Papahānaumokuākea by Producing Outreach Products, Including Photography and News Features For Use with KGMB, KHNL, and KFVE Stations

Summary
Application

Interdisciplinary Opportunity for Educators, Cultural Experts, Scientists, and Community Leaders to Visit Papahānaumokuākea For the Purpose of Sharing Their Methods and Expertise with Their Students and Communities

Summary
Application

Collection and Removal of a Limited Number of Target Live Fishes and Corals for Display at the Waikiki Aquarium

Summary
Application

 

Conservation and Management

Support for permitted activities aboard NOAA Ship OSCAR ELTON SETTE

Summary
Application

Support for permitted activities aboard NOAA Ship HI'IALAKAI

Summary
Application

Monitoring Shark Activity at Select Hawaiian Monk Seal Pupping Sites of French Frigate Shoals and the Removal of Predatory Sharks from these Areas

Application

Maritime Heritage Conservation and Management Activities in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

Application

 

Recreation

Recreational Activities at Midway Atoll aboard Sailing Vessel NOOMI en route to Seattle WA from Am Samoa

Summary
Application

Special Ocean Use

Wildlife and nature travel company tour to Midway

Application

 

Native Hawaiian Practice

Traditional Feather Gathering Activities For the Restoration of Na Kahili Displayed at the Queen Emma Summer Palace

Summary
Application

Research

Installation and maintenance of four infrasound elements on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to monitor the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

Summary
Application

Sediment sampling on Lisianski Island to determine historical ecology

Application

Incidence and Effects of Coral and Fish Disease within Shallow Water Reefs Throughout Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

Summary
Application

Quantify the Movement and Feeding Habits of Top Predators

Summary
Application

Hapu'upu'u Growth Studies on Kure and Midway Atolls

Summary
Application

Species Inventory Update and Determination of Abundance of Alien Marine Invertebrate Species Associated With Natural and Man Made Habitats Within the Monument

Summary
Application

Identification and Monitoring of Biological Indicators of Coral Disease, Bleaching, and Impact to the Reef and Assessment of the Diversity of Coral-Endosymbionts in Papahānaumokuākea

Summary
Application

Characterizing the Role of Temperature in Coral Health and the Physical Environments of Coral Reefs at French Frigate Shoals and Pearl and Hermes Atoll

Summary
Application

Retrieval of Movement Data from Previously Tagged Uku Collected and Stored on Five Receivers in Federal Waters at Nihoa Island, Twin Banks, and Necker Island

Summary
Application

Incidence and Amount of Plastic Ingestion in Five Petrel Species and Relate Patterns to Geographic Location, Age Classes, and Life-history Characteristics

Summary
Application

Comparison Study of the Biological Community Structure and Diversity of Maritime Heritage Resource Sites with that of Surrounding Areas

Summary
Application

Activities to Enhance Understanding of Hawaiian Monk Seal Foraging Ecology and Population Characteristics at Nihoa and Mokumanamana Islands

Summary
Application

Documenting the Biodiversity of Deep Reefs and the Presence or Absence of Alien/Invasive Species Using Conventional and Technical SCUBA Diving Technology

Summary
Application

Terrestial Sampling of Endemic Hawaiian Hyposmocoma Moths in Papahānaumokuākea

Summary
Application

Collection of Geodetic Differential GPS (dGPS) Data within Terrestial Areas in Papahānaumokuākea to Generate High Resolution Digital Elevation Models (DEMs)

Summary
Application

Deployment of New and Maintenance of Existing Ecological Acoustic Recorders (EARs) in Shallow and Deep Marine Areas in Papahānaumokuākea

Summary
Application

Evaluating the Potential for Successful Restoration of Primary Frame-Building Coral on Nearshore Patch Reefs at Midway Atoll

Summary
Application

Detecting Sediment Composition Changes and Rates of Sedimentation From Shallow Marine Sites at Midway Atoll

Summary
Application

Collection of Non-Lethal Tissue Biopsy Samples of Common Reef Invertebrates to Conduct a Population Gentic Survey and Determine Patterns of Connectivity or Isolation Among Reef Ecosystems

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Application

Genetic Survey of Reef Fishes to Address the Level of Isolation Between Reef Ecosystems

Summary
Application

Analysis of carbonate chemical make-up of waters surrounding atoll systems within Papahānaumokuākea

Summary
Application

Deployment of a High-Frequency Acoustic Recording Package (HARP) For Year-Round Cetacean Monitoring

Application

Collection of Deceased Bird Species at Midway Atoll For Preservation and Curation at the University of New Mexico, Museum of Southwestern Biology

Application


 
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