Making ʻaha to tag, identify corals could help reduce plastic in ocean
Jasmine Chang’s project aims to incorporate Indigenous knowledge into marine science and help keep plastic out of the ocean.
Date-rape drug detector ring, other cutting-edge projects at new innovation program
Patents2Products Fellows will receive training and mentorship to translate innovative ideas into meaningful commercialization opportunities.
4 Hawaiʻi Sea Grant fellows gain hands-on marine-management policy experience
The paid fellowship provides students the chance to obtain relevant resource management and policy experience in Hawaiʻi.
In a first, growth of deepest coral in Hawaiian waters measured
Below about 200 feet, calcification rates for light-dependent corals had previously not been measured.
86K pounds of ghost nets, plastic, other debris removed from Papahānaumokuākea
Of the 86,100 pounds of marine debris removed, 69,330 pounds or more than 80% were ghost nets.
Marine science summer program for HS students celebrates 10 years
Since 2013 the Research Experiences in Marine Science program has served about 150 high school students.
Individual whale, dolphin ID using facial recognition tech
A new tool to identify 24 species of whales and dolphins was created using facial recognition technology which can identify individual mammals in the wild.
New campaign highlights herbivore fishes key to healthy coral reefs
When herbivores are in low abundance, coral reefs are overgrown with seaweeds and begin to suffocate and die.
Animals in ocean’s twilight zone thrive on upcycled nutrients
Zooplankton rely on smaller class organisms, called microzooplankton, to consolidate the sparse waste products in the water and transform it into higher-quality food.
Hedging bets to restore coral reef health
Scientists revealed a strategy for choosing a set of key coral species that will best maintain ecosystem functions critical for reef health.
