Monk seal gets tangled in net, drowns

A 9-month-old Hawaiian monk seal was found drowned in a gill net Tuesday offshore from Waimanalo, the third such death in Hawai”i since 2006.

The female, nicknamed Mikala by monk seal volunteers, was seen floating offshore of Bellows Beach at 10:30 a.m. The animal, scientifically classified as RA-14, was entangled in a gill net, also known as a lay net… Read Full Article