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The National Marine Fisheries Service, a division of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register listing various methods to deter marine mammals without killing or seriously injuring them.

A proposal to use paintballs, sponge grenades and other projectiles on Hawaiian monk seals has been called ‘horrid’ by animal advocates. ‘If I see someone shoot a monk seal with a paintball gun I’m doing the exact same to them’ one opponent of the plan tweeted That list included water guns, paintballs, foam missiles, sponge grenades and even broom and mop handles.

Softer than rubber bullets, sponge grenades are 40-millimeter rounds with foam noses. The non-lethal weapons have become increasingly popular with police to handle protests because they ‘spread the force of impact out over a larger area, reducing the chance of injury,’ according to The Washington Post.

But using them against marine mammals has been met with resistance.

Of the more than 330 public comments the Service received, most were against the non-lethal projectiles, according to the Civil Beat, including one from U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Hawaii), chair of the House Committee on Natural Resources. In the face of climate change, fishing, pollution, and other human pressures, marine mammals deserve more protections — not the unnecessary assault and harassment proposed by NOAA,’ Grijalva said.

The proposed regulation would only allow projectiles to be fired at the seals ‘posterior end,’ Most of the responses opposed using the method against Hawaiian monk seals, one of the only marine mammals found only in the US. Visit our Social Network: TAGOTEE Pinterest, Twitter and Our blog Tagotee blogspot

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Staffers at Ke Kai Ola, a veterinary hospital dedicated to Hawaiian monk seals, called the guidelines ‘lengthy, and difficult for the average lay person to completely read and understand.’

‘If this proposed ruling is for the public to understand, most Americans won’t take the time nor understand the ramifications,’ they added.

Reaction online was equally negative, as one Twitter user threatened: ‘If I see someone shoot a monk seal with a paintball gun I’m doing the exact same to them.’

Opponents of the proposal say if sponge grenades or paintballs guns are approved as deterrents, people will assume ‘that it is acceptable to shoot seals or harm seals’

The NMFS was also interested in feedback on whether the proposals were appropriate in the context of native Hawaiian culture.

Bertram Weeks, a biologist with the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, said some Hawaiians consider the monk seal the physical representation of an ancestor or a harbinger of natural phenomena.

‘Harming these animals, even in the act of defending one’s catch is extremely disrespectful to the cultural importance that has been given to monk seals,’ Weeks said.

The proposed rule indicated such tactile deterrents could only be aimed at ‘the posterior end’ of an animal, ‘taking care to avoid the animal’s head and blowhole.’

Still, Christine Tarski, a volunteer with Hawaii Marine Animal Response (HMAR), commented that she couldn’t ‘such a horrid rule’ was even being considered.

‘I have witnessed the horrible things people now do or attempt to do to these animals while on shore, including attempting to hit seals with rocks, sticks or even motor vehicles,’ Tarski wrote.

‘If the public witnesses NOAA shooting at seals, even with paintballs or rubber bullets, many people will … assume that it is acceptable to shoot seals or harm seals. We have enough seal abuse and even deaths already without making it seem that it is okay to do so!’

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