This large, male Hawaiian monk seal came up close to greet our divers as they started coral surveys on underwater slopes of Lehua Crater. Over the course of our 2 days at Ni'ihau, we spotted over 15 monk seals along the beaches of this `Forbidden Isle.`

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This large, male Hawaiian monk seal came up close to greet our divers as they started coral surveys on underwater slopes of Lehua Crater. Over the course of our 2 days at Ni'ihau, we spotted over 15 monk seals along the beaches of this `Forbidden Isle.`

© NOAA Fisheries / Mollie Asbury

This large, male Hawaiian monk seal came up close to greet our divers as they started coral surveys on underwater slopes of Lehua Crater. Over the course of our 2 days at Ni'ihau, we spotted over 15 monk seals along the beaches of this `Forbidden Isle.` photo copyright NOAA Fisheries / Mollie Asbury taken at

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