Seals Eaten By Sharks in Hawaii? Blame It On Global Warming!! But ‘sea levels have actually declined in the last decade or so. At the longest running gauge in Honolulu’
'The rise in sea level with climate change has meant that some of the tiny chunks of land the seals depend on are slipping back into the sea. The pups, preyed on by tiger and Galapagos sharks, have become even more vulnerable to attack. “They have to spend more time on islets that have become more surrounded by sharks,” Gulland said.