Non-lethal efforts to deter shark predation of Hawaiian monk seal pups
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1. More than a decade of shark predation on nursing and newly weaned pups of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) has significantly contributed to a steep decline of the French Frigate Shoals (FFS)
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