Ocean Blog

What do beach goers in Hawaiʻi care most about at their favorite shoreline? According to a new study that surveyed Oʻahu residents, people place a higher value on water clarity and bacterial quality. The study, titled “Beach Recreationalists’ Willingness to Pay and Economic Implications of Coaster Water Quality Problems in Hawaiʻi,” was conducted by UH […]

Do you know how to treat a jellyfish sting? According to researchers at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM), what you do after you get stung could potentially mean the difference between life and death. Researchers took a look at whether the commonly recommended first aid responses lessen the severity of stings from two […]

Hydrothermal vents and plumes, like those found at an active submarine volcano off the southeast coast of the Big Island], are the most spectacular evidence…

Flooding will threaten real estate, nearly 30 miles of roadway, and impact commercial and recreation activities, tourism, transportation and infrastructure.

An eight-year shark study conducted 1,000 miles south of Hawai‘i has established the baseline for what is considered a healthy shark population, and its smaller than previously thought. The large-scale research project, led by The Nature Conservancy and the University of California at Santa Barbara, was conducted at Palmyra Atoll, an isolated national wildlife refuge. […]

UH researchers are studying the squid and its interactions with a bioluminescent bacterium that grows inside of it to shed light on the more complex human microbiome.

A new study provides a more accurate picture of the history of life on Earth. “Life did not nearly disappear at the end of the Permian, as has often been claimed.”

A new study explains the mysterious source of greenhouse gas methane in the ocean.

A newly published study reveals new knowledge about life in the deep sea and the ecological significance of the manganese nodules.