People can view the location of the twins and four other Hawaiian monk seals as they venture around the three islands that make up Midway Atoll by visiting www.pifsc.noaa.gov/psd/captivecareproject.php#monkseal and then click the link for the seal you want to track.

Devices attached to the monk seals send information via satellite about their location and dive depths.

The Hawaiian monk seal population has reached its lowest level in recorded history at 1,200.

The Captive Care Project is part of a broader strategy of monk seal research carried out by NOAA Fisheries in collaboration with the Marine Mammal Center, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hubbs Sea World Research Institute, Sea World and others.

Monk seal scientists from these organizations are working to improve monk seal pup survival and increase the population growth rate through a captive care and release project.