1.   The area is home to the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, the threatened green sea turtle and the endangered leatherback and hawksbill sea turtles.

2.   The Hawaiian monk seal, which is considered highly endangered, and the short-tailed albatross, known as the golden gooney, also inhabit the atoll.

3.   But researchers who study Hawaiian monk seals say their loss would be a blow to a fragile ecosystem.

4.   It is now home mostly to birds, sea turtles, Hawaiian monk seals and other wildlife.

5.   Researchers who study Hawaiian monk seals say their loss would be a blow to a fragile ecosystem.

6.   Researchers say loss of Hawaiian monk seals would hurt fragile ecosystem.

7.   The reefs support threatened sea turtles, endangered Hawaiian monk seals and other marine life found nowhere else, a White House fact sheet said.

8.   The reefs support threatened sea turtles, endangered Hawaiian monk seals and other marine life found nowhere else, Clinton said.

9.   Under federal law, the National Marine Fisheries Service protects Hawaiian monk seals.