Members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Pacific Islands present Rear Adm. Kevin Lunday, commander, Coast Guard 14th District, with the Partner in the Spotlight Award in Honolulu... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point assist with offloading a Hawaiian Monk Seal off an HC-130 Hercules airplane at Midway Atoll, March 18, 2015. Coast Guard crew members, National Oceanic an... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point,
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of Land and Natural Resources assist with offloading a... More
Air Station Sacramento transports monk seal
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Capt. Michael Eagle, commanding officer Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento, addresses the San Francisco Bay Area media during a news conference, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. Eagle and six fellow c... More
Members of the Coast Guard, NOAA, The Marine Mammal
Members of the Coast Guard, NOAA, The Marine Mammal Center and volunteers complete loading and securing four transport cages containing seven Hawaiian monk seal aboard an HC-130 Hercules airplane from Coast Gua... More
A Hawaiian monk seals rests in its transport cage in
A Hawaiian monk seals rests in its transport cage in Kona, Hawaii, after being hefted aboard an HC-130 Hercules airplane in Kona, Hawaii, before returning to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point on Oahu, April... More
Coast Guard recognized with NOAA's Partner in the Spotlight Award
Michael Tossato, regional administrator,National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Pacific Islands presents Rear Adm. Kevin Lunday, commander, Coast Guard 14th District, with the Partner in the S... More
Monk Seal Transport - U.S. Coast guard photo
HONOLULU - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Veterinarian Michelle Barbieri travels from the Big Island to Oahu aboard an HC-130 Hercules airplane from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point with ... More
Personnel from the Coast Guard 14th District, the National
Personnel from the Coast Guard 14th District, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and The Marine Mammal Center partnered to transport a rehabilitated monk seal from Oahu to Kona aboard an HC-13... More
Air Station Sacramento C-130 Hercules
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft, from Air Station Sacramento, starts its propellers as it sits on a San Jose International Airport tarmac Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. The aircrew was in San ... More
An HC-130 Hercules aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station
An HC-130 Hercules aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point prepares to depart for Kona, Hawaii, April 14, 2016, to transport seven endangered Hawaiian monk seals back to Oahu for futher care and tran... More
Lt. Andrew Kauffman, an HC-130 Hercules airplane pilot
Lt. Andrew Kauffman, an HC-130 Hercules airplane pilot from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, observes the onload of a Hawaiian Monk Seal in Kona, Hawaii, March 18, 2015. Coast Guard crew members, National... More
A Hawaiian Monk Seal peeks out of her crate before
A Hawaiian Monk Seal peeks out of her crate before being safely loaded onto a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane in Kona, Hawaii, March 18, 2015. Coast Guard crew members, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adm... More
Air Station Sacramento C-130 Hercules
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Lt. Jeffery Hustace, the co-pilot for the Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft, from Air Station Sacramento, prepares to start the C-130's engines as it sits on a San Jose International Airpo... More
U.S. Coast Guard and National Oceanic and Atmospheric
U.S. Coast Guard and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration members transport a monk seal to an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, in preparation to release it back into the wild March 14, 2014, at Ford Island,... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point assist with offloading two female Hawaiian Monk Seals off an HC-130 Hercules airplane at Midway Atoll, March 18, 2015. Coast Guard crew members, National ... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point,
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, prepare to load two female Hawaiian Monk Seals onto an HC-130 Hercules airplane at Kona, Hawaii, March 18, 2015. Coast Guard crew members, National Ocean... More
Michael Tossato, regional administrator for the National
Michael Tossato, regional administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Pacific Islands, presents Rear Adm. Kevin Lunday, commander, Coast Guard 14th District, with the Partner... More
Air Station Sacramento C-130 Hercules
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft, from Air Station Sacramento, starts its propellers as it sits on a San Jose International Airport tarmac Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. The aircrew was in San ... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point assist with offloading crates for two female Hawaiian Monk Seal off of an HC-130 Hercules airplane in Kona, Hawaii, March 18, 2015. Coast Guard crew membe... More
Lt. Eric Casida discusses the mission ahead with an
Lt. Eric Casida discusses the mission ahead with an HC-130 Hercules aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point and personnel from NOAA ahaed of departure to Kona, Hawaii, April 14, 2016, to transport se... More
Personnel from the Coast Guard 14th District, National
Personnel from the Coast Guard 14th District, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and The Marine Mammal Center have partnered to transport a rehabilitated monk seal from Kona to Honolulu aboard a Co... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point,
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Department of Land and Natural Resources pose for a photo after safely loading two female Hawaiia... More
Personnel from the Coast Guard 14th District, National
Personnel from the Coast Guard 14th District, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and The Marine Mammal Center have partnered to transport a rehabilitated monk seal from Kona to Honolulu aboard a Co... More
Michelle Barbieri, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Michelle Barbieri, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration veterinarian, prepares to board a U.S. Coast Guard MH-64 Dolphin helicopter to help release a monk seal back into the wild March 14, 2014, at F... More
The crew of an HC-130 Hercules airplane return to Coast
The crew of an HC-130 Hercules airplane return to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point on Oahu, April 14, 2016, after picking up seven monk seals in Kona, Hawaii. This transport is a milestone in the partnersh... More
Air Station Sacramento transports monk seal
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft crewmembers, from Air Station Sacramento, along with biologists and veterinarians from the University of California Santa Cruz prepare to load a monk seal ... More
Air Station Sacramento transports monk seal
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- San Francisco Bay Area media film a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft, from Air Station Sacramento, as it takes off from the San Jose International Airport, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. The medi... More
Mark Sullivan, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Mark Sullivan, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration emergency response technician, and Jessica Lopez, NOAA field research supervisor, carry a monk seal toward a transport vehicle in preparation to re... More
Members of the Coast Guard, NOAA, The Marine Mammal
Members of the Coast Guard, NOAA, The Marine Mammal Center and volunteers load a Hawaiian monk seal aboard an HC-130 Hercules airplane from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point to travel from Kona, Hawaii, to ... More
Two juvenile Hawaiian monk seals rest in their transport
Two juvenile Hawaiian monk seals rest in their transport cage in Kona, Hawaii, ahead of a transport aboard an HC-130 Hercules aircplane from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point on Oahu, April 14, 2016. This t... More
Air Station Sacramento transports monk seal
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A Coast Guard aircrew and representatives from the University of California Santa Cruz prepare to load an endangered monk seal into a C-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Sacramento, Tue... More
Personnel from the Coast Guard 14th District, National
Personnel from the Coast Guard 14th District, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and The Marine Mammal Center have partnered to transport a rehabilitated monk seal from Kona to Honolulu aboard a Co... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point,
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of Land and Natural Resources assist with offloading a... More
The crew of an HC-130 Hercules airplane return to Coast
The crew of an HC-130 Hercules airplane return to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point on Oahu, April 14, 2016, after picking up seven monk seals in Kona, Hawaii. This transport is a milestone in the partnersh... More
Personnel from the Coast Guard 14th District, the National
Personnel from the Coast Guard 14th District, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and The Marine Mammal Center partnered to transport a rehabilitated monk seal, Pōhaku, from Oahu to Kona aboard... More
A monk seal lies down in a carrying kennel prior to
A monk seal lies down in a carrying kennel prior to being transported back into the wild after recovering from injuries March 14, 2014, at Ford Island, Hawaii. A veterinary team was able to remove the monk seal... More
Members of the Coast Guard, NOAA, The Marine Mammal
Members of the Coast Guard, NOAA, The Marine Mammal Center and volunteers load a Hawaiian monk seal aboard an HC-130 Hercules airplane from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point to travel from Kona, Hawaii, to ... More
Air Station Sacramento transports monk seal
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft crewmembers, from Air Station Sacramento, along with biologists and veterinarians from the University of California Santa Cruz load a monk seal into a C-13... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point offload a Hawaiian monk seal from an HC-130 Hercules airplane at Air Station Barbers Point, Oahu, Sept. 9, 2015. Coast Guard crews, working with the Natio... More
Members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Pacific Islands present Rear Adm. Kevin Lunday, commander, Coast Guard 14th District, with the Partner in the Spotlight Award in Honolulu... More
Personnel from the Coast Guard 14th District, the National
Personnel from the Coast Guard 14th District, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and The Marine Mammal Center load an adult female seal in the HC-130 fixed wing helicopter to transport from Oa... More
Air Station Sacramento transports monk seal
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft crewmembers, from Air Station Sacramento, along with biologists and veterinarians from the University of California Santa Cruz load a monk seal into a C-13... More
Air Station Sacramento transports monk seal
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Capt. Michael Eagle, commanding officer Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento, addresses the San Francisco Bay Area media during a news conference, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. Eagle and six fellow c... More
Monk Seal Transport - U.S. Coast guard photo
HONOLULU - Coast Guard crews, working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration transport a Hawaiian monk seal from the Big Island to Oahu for urgent medical care, Feb. 1, 2013. The Hawaiian monk... More
Jessica Lopez, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Jessica Lopez, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration field research supervisor, prepares to carry a monk seal to a transport vehicle in preparation to release it back into the wild March 14, 2014, at ... More
A monk seal lies down in a carrying kennel prior to
A monk seal lies down in a carrying kennel prior to being transported back into the wild after recovering from injuries March 14, 2014, at Ford Island, Hawaii. The monk seal was found injured on Kauai and rescu... More
Lt. Eric Casida, pilot (left), and Lt. j.g. Kevin Knaup,
Lt. Eric Casida, pilot (left), and Lt. j.g. Kevin Knaup, co-pilot (right), prepare to land in Oahu aboard an HC-130 Hercules from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point April 14, 2016. This transport of seven mo... More
Michelle Barbieri, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Michelle Barbieri, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration veterinarian, provides aid for a monk seal in preparation to release it back into the wild March 14, 2014, at Ford Island, Hawaii. A veterinary... More
Brenda Becker, a Hawaiian Monk Seal research program
Brenda Becker, a Hawaiian Monk Seal research program scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, lays down absorbent pads for two female Hawaiian Monk Seals on an HC-130 Hercules airplane... More
A juvenile Hawaiian monk seal rests in its transport
A juvenile Hawaiian monk seal rests in its transport cage in Kona, Hawaii, ahead of a transport aboard an HC-130 Hercules airplane from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point on Oahu, April 14, 2016. This transp... More
A U.S. Coast Guard MH-64 Dolphin helicopter transports
A U.S. Coast Guard MH-64 Dolphin helicopter transports a monk seal in efforts to release it back into the wild March 14, 2014, at Ford Island, Hawaii. The monk seal was found injured on Kauai and rescued by mem... More
Michelle Barbieri, a wildlife veterinary medical officer
Michelle Barbieri, a wildlife veterinary medical officer with NOAA's Hawaiian monk seal research program, and David Schofield, a regional marine mammal response program coordinator with NOAA, await the arrival ... More