Agencies partner for historic monk seal transfer in Hawaii [Image 8 of 15]

HI, UNITED STATES

04.14.2016

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Sara Muir                  

U.S. Coast Guard District 14 Hawaii Pacific

Lt. Eric Casida, pilot (left), and Lt. j.g. Kevin Knaup, co-pilot (right), prepare to land in Oahu aboard an HC-130 Hercules from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point April 14, 2016. This transport of seven monk seals was a milestone in the partnership between the Coast Guard, NOAA and The Marine Mammal Center's Ke Kai Ola rehabilitation facility to ensure the survival of monk seals, a critically endangered species found nowhere else in the world. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Sara Mooers/Released - National Marine Fisheries Permit No. 18786)

• Date Taken: 04.14.2016
• Date Posted: 04.15.2016 11:42
• Photo ID: 2525905
• VIRIN: 160414-G-IA651-389
• Resolution: 1025x570
• Size: 578.19 KB
• Location: HI, US