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Itinerary - Oahu

Day 1. Sunday 13th

Morning

Hike Diamond Head

Discuss extent of human development and briefly address the geology of Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI)

 

Afternoon

Monk Seal Lecture (Charles Littnan, NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center)

Hike Kaena Point - See monk seals and albatross in MHI

 

Day 2. Monday 14th

Morning

Koko Head and Hanauma Bay (snorkeling in a no-take Marine Protected Area)

 

Afternoon

NOAA Marine Debris Program – Kris McElwee

Pahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument – Sean Corson

 

Evening

Marine Wilderness Concepts – Dave Johnston

 

Day 3. Tuesday 15th

Morning

Tuna Auction & meet with Sean Martin (Hawaiian Longliners Association)

Longline fishing, by-catch and economics

 

Afternoon

Protected Species Management Issues

Lisa VanAtta/Chris Yates (NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office)

 

Day 4. Wednesday 16th (Travel to Midway)

Morning

Rush around and get last minute things

 

Afternoon

Cultural briefing at airport terminal by William Aila and Heidi Guth

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Maps of the area
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Papahānaumokuākea

Midway