NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette, Cruise 03-04 (OES-05), 13-28 May 2003, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)

"To deploy the Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) monk seal field camps/personnel at Pearl and Hermes (PHR) Reef, Kure Atoll, Midway Atoll and French Frigate Shoals (FFS). In addition, the cruise will resupply existing field camps at Laysan Island and Lisianski Island. The cruise also helped support the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) field camps at Laysan Island, PHR, FFS, and Midaway Atoll by transporting personnel, supplies, and equipment to these camps."--Type of operation.

Cruise Report

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)