This presentation includes a quick introduction to JIMAR / NOAA’s Protected Species Assessment and Recovery Camps in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, followed by an informal Q&A session hosted by real live field researchers. Join the team for a talk story session about our remote field camps where each year, we deploy field researchers to 5 field sites to monitor and study Hawaiian monk seals and green sea turtles. Get answers to all your burning field camp questions, such as what is like living in a tent for 4 months with only one other teammate on the island? What is a normal day conducting field work like? How do you do dishes and laundry? What really is a longdrop? And, this sounds amazing – how do I apply?!

Presenters:

Hope Ronco
Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR)
Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program (HMSRP)
hope.ronco@noaa.gov

Marylou Staman
Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR)
Marine Turtle Biology and Assessment Program (MTBAP)
marylou.staman@noaa.gov

Thea Johanos
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program (HMSRP)
thea.johanos-kam@noaa.gov

Liz Kashinsky
Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR)
Research Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program (HMSRP)
lizabeth.kashinsky@noaa.gov

Learn more about our work!

• Population Assessment Field Camps in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
• NOAA Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program
• NOAA Marine Turtle Biology and Assessment Program
• 2020 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Field Season Highlights: Celebrating Partners
• 2019 Protected Assessment and Recovery Camps Story Map
• Partnering to Protect and Study Monk Seals and Sea Turtles: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Field Camps 2019