Marine Mammal Response Network volunteer Paulette Wright Smith (in black shirt at left) talks to beach visitors about a 7 year old male Hawaiian monk seal, Neomonachus schauinslandi, recently molted, resting on beach inside of SPZ (seal protection zone) at La'aloa or Magic Sands Beach Park, Kailua Kona, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean


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Image ID: 0037715-DPE.jpg

monk seal

Marine Mammal Response Network volunteer Paulette Wright Smith (in black shirt at left) talks to beach visitors about a 7 year old male Hawaiian monk seal, Neomonachus schauinslandi, recently molted, resting on beach inside of SPZ (seal protection zone) at La'aloa or Magic Sands Beach Park, Kailua Kona, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / Doug Perrine

Image dimensions: 4912x7360

URL for this image: https://pictures.blueplanetarchive.com/image/I0000UYtcJb1dLWg