NMFS is updating the recovery plan for the Hawaiian monk seal, which was last updated in 2007. The revised recovery plan for the Hawaiian monk seal will consist of three separate documents: (1) the Recovery Status Review, which will update and review the biology, ecology, and threats to the species; (2) the Recovery Plan, which will include updated objective and measurable recovery criteria, a description of site-specific management actions necessary to conserve the species, and estimates of time and costs required to achieve the plan's goals; and (3) the Recovery Implementation Strategy, which will include the stepped-down recovery activities as well as estimates of time and costs required to achieve the plan’s goals.
ID: 471 Info. Type: ISI
Start date of Peer Review: TBD
Estimated Initial Dissemination Date: TBD
Actual Dissemination Date of peer review report and final work product: Not yet available
Contact Person: CDR Jonathan R. Heesch Get contact information
Review Type: Individual letters
Expected Number of Peer Reviewers: 2-4
Peer Reviewers will be selected by: National Marine Fisheries Service
Will the public, including scientific or professional societies, be asked to nominate potential peer reviewers? No.
Will there be opportunities for the public to comment on the work product to be peer reviewed? Partially
How: The Recovery Status Review document, while peer-reviewed, will not be available for public comment; however, the Recovery Plan and Implementation Strategy will be available for public comment.
When: TBD
Will the agency provide significant and relevant public comments to the peer reviewers before they conduct their review? No
Primary disciplines or expertise needed in the review: Marine mammal biology, ecology, conservation, fisheries interactions, disease, contaminants, and species recovery.
Comments on Peer Review: Not yet available
Charge statement: Not yet available
Peer review report and final work product: Not yet available