Causes: Animal Protection & Welfare, Animals, Protection of Endangered Species
Mission: To undertake substantial actions that result in the preservation, recovery and stewardship of Hawaii’s endangered, threatened or protected marine species.
Results: During 2017 our hotline recorded nearly 2,900 sightings of protected marine species which involved field response and support activity more than 2,500 times. Each field response is important to help species population research, to identify potential animal health concerns, to create a trail of important photo documentation and to build and reinforce public stewardship of our endangered, threatened and protected marine species. In addition, nearly 400 proactive surveys for animals, on often-times remote shorelines, offshore islets and near-shore waters covering more than 1,600 locations, were conducted by team members to provide critical data for research. During 2017 alone, our team was engaged in, or performed, over 70 escalated actions, stranding responses or animal interventions and based on the first half of 2018 statistics, that number will grow to nearly 200 escalations and interventions by end of 2018.Our activity helps save animals from injury or death caused by fishery interactions, disease and potentially harmful human interactions. On average during 2017, members of our volunteer and staff team were active performing field response to sightings, surveys, interventions, escalated support, outreach, education or dispatch tasks about 11 times per day (over 4,000 times during the year). On any given 12-hour work day, our collective volunteer and staff activity was nearly 47 hours. Not only does our work have a critical and positive impact on species preservation and recovery but it also results in our ability to reach tens of thousands of people – more than 65,000 people during 2017 – with outreach and education so that people are better informed and more committed to doing their part in protected species stewardship. During the past year the dedicated activity of our volunteers contributed a workforce value of $345,000 – better than a 3 to 1 return on investment from the government funding we receive.
Geographic areas served: State of Hawaii
Programs: Hawaii Marine Animal Response (HMAR) is the field operations arm of Hawaii Marine Mammal Alliance Inc. and is Hawaii’s largest non-profit marine species conservation and response organization. We cover approximately 300 miles of coastline on the islands of Oahu and Molokai with our team of volunteers, interns and staff. We are a U. S. -based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation, conservation and stewardship of Hawaii’s endangered, threatened or protected marine species. HMAR is supported by private donations, corporate support and government grants. Under partnerships with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the State of Hawaii, HMAR is the designated first responder organization for field activity associated with the endangered Hawaiian monk seal and protected sea turtles within our geographic range of operations. We provide important species preservation, conservation and recovery support in important ways. (1) Our Field Response Team spends thousands of hours annually patrolling for animals, or responding to specific sightings, so we may document the condition of specific animals, identify potential health issues, track locations of individual animals and record other data needed for species population and recovery research. Our actions save protected marine animals from deaths and injuries caused by disease, hookings, entanglement in marine debris and potentially dangerous or inappropriate interaction with humans. We are involved in animal intervention activity, stranding support and marine animal rescue to enable medical treatment, rehabilitation and release. We engage with the public to teach sustainable human, pet and fishery behaviors resulting in improved public stewardship for these animals to support long-term species recovery. (2) Our Outreach and Education Team works with Hawaii’s public and private schools to educate children about Hawaii’s protected marine species and to teach each child how they can help with marine animal conservation and stewardship. We also participate in community events, make educational presentations at public venues and assist in development of community policy to inform residents and visitors about Hawaii’s protected marine animals, the threats to species survival, and the actions we can all take to make an impact. (3) Our Dispatch & Reporting Team manages a telephone hotline which each year receives thousands of calls and mobile app-generated reports from the public or government agencies of protected marine animals seen on shorelines or in near shore waters. This department also records and shares data obtained by our Field Response Team such as animal condition assessments, animal location information and animal behavior data, with NOAA to facilitate in-depth species research and population conservation and recovery efforts.
Mission: To undertake substantial actions that result in the preservation, recovery and stewardship of Hawaii’s endangered, threatened or protected marine species.
Results: During 2017 our hotline recorded nearly 2,900 sightings of protected marine species which involved field response and support activity more than 2,500 times. Each field response is important to help species population research, to identify potential animal health concerns, to create a trail of important photo documentation and to build and reinforce public stewardship of our endangered, threatened and protected marine species. In addition, nearly 400 proactive surveys for animals, on often-times remote shorelines, offshore islets and near-shore waters covering more than 1,600 locations, were conducted by team members to provide critical data for research. During 2017 alone, our team was engaged in, or performed, over 70 escalated actions, stranding responses or animal interventions and based on the first half of 2018 statistics, that number will grow to nearly 200 escalations and interventions by end of 2018.Our activity helps save animals from injury or death caused by fishery interactions, disease and potentially harmful human interactions. On average during 2017, members of our volunteer and staff team were active performing field response to sightings, surveys, interventions, escalated support, outreach, education or dispatch tasks about 11 times per day (over 4,000 times during the year). On any given 12-hour work day, our collective volunteer and staff activity was nearly 47 hours. Not only does our work have a critical and positive impact on species preservation and recovery but it also results in our ability to reach tens of thousands of people – more than 65,000 people during 2017 – with outreach and education so that people are better informed and more committed to doing their part in protected species stewardship. During the past year the dedicated activity of our volunteers contributed a workforce value of $345,000 – better than a 3 to 1 return on investment from the government funding we receive.
Geographic areas served: State of Hawaii
Programs: Hawaii Marine Animal Response (HMAR) is the field operations arm of Hawaii Marine Mammal Alliance Inc. and is Hawaii’s largest non-profit marine species conservation and response organization. We cover approximately 300 miles of coastline on the islands of Oahu and Molokai with our team of volunteers, interns and staff. We are a U. S. -based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation, conservation and stewardship of Hawaii’s endangered, threatened or protected marine species. HMAR is supported by private donations, corporate support and government grants. Under partnerships with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the State of Hawaii, HMAR is the designated first responder organization for field activity associated with the endangered Hawaiian monk seal and protected sea turtles within our geographic range of operations. We provide important species preservation, conservation and recovery support in important ways. (1) Our Field Response Team spends thousands of hours annually patrolling for animals, or responding to specific sightings, so we may document the condition of specific animals, identify potential health issues, track locations of individual animals and record other data needed for species population and recovery research. Our actions save protected marine animals from deaths and injuries caused by disease, hookings, entanglement in marine debris and potentially dangerous or inappropriate interaction with humans. We are involved in animal intervention activity, stranding support and marine animal rescue to enable medical treatment, rehabilitation and release. We engage with the public to teach sustainable human, pet and fishery behaviors resulting in improved public stewardship for these animals to support long-term species recovery. (2) Our Outreach and Education Team works with Hawaii’s public and private schools to educate children about Hawaii’s protected marine species and to teach each child how they can help with marine animal conservation and stewardship. We also participate in community events, make educational presentations at public venues and assist in development of community policy to inform residents and visitors about Hawaii’s protected marine animals, the threats to species survival, and the actions we can all take to make an impact. (3) Our Dispatch & Reporting Team manages a telephone hotline which each year receives thousands of calls and mobile app-generated reports from the public or government agencies of protected marine animals seen on shorelines or in near shore waters. This department also records and shares data obtained by our Field Response Team such as animal condition assessments, animal location information and animal behavior data, with NOAA to facilitate in-depth species research and population conservation and recovery efforts.
Animals
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