Breaking News Rescued Hawaiian monk seal pup returns to ocean, hook-free By Nina Wu April 9, 2024 1/3 COURTESY NOAA FISHERIES Hawaiian monk seal RS10 is released back into the ocean, hook-free.

The endangered Hawaiian monk seal RS10 is in recovery following the removal of an ingested fishing hook at The Marine Mammal Center on Hawai‘i island on March 25, 2024.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — An eight-month-old Hawaiian monk seal was found relaxing on the beach on Kauai mid-March. That alone was not an unusual sight but he had around 30 feet of fishing line trai… ...