WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Brian Schatz issued the following press release:
Following a disturbing incident involving an attack on a Hawaiian monk seal in Lahaina, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), a member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries, called on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to step up efforts to better educate the public on the need to protect Hawaiian monk seals, one of the most endangered seal species in the world.
"This alarming incident shows that we need to do more to educate the 10 million visitors who we welcome to Hawai?i each year - including continuing to ensure NOAA Fisheries, its Office of Law Enforcement, and the agency as a whole have the capac...