Project Report Cruise Report Oscar Elton Sette, Cruise SE-13-08 Oscar Elton Sette, Project Report SE-13-08

1.) De-mobilized Hawaiian monk seal research program field camps including personnel, equipment, and supplies at three sites: FFS, Laysan Island, and PHR. 2.) Translocated six weaned Hawaiian monk seal pups from FFS to Laysan Island. 3.) Deployed and recovered a 6-day NMFS monk seal field camp at Lisianski Island. 4.) Deployed monk seal personnel for day surveys of Ni’ihau Island, Necker Island, Nihoa Island, Midway Atoll, and Kure Atoll. 5.) Transferred personnel and supplies to Kure Atoll for the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Department of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW). 6.) Conducted conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) casts opportunistically.