Ocean Blog

An analysis of public comments on the fate of U.S. marine monuments and sanctuaries found that over 99% of Americans supporting one or all of the parks.

The publicly available database will help researchers access genetic data worldwide.

Researchers have discovered potentially hundreds of new species of fungi buried in reefs off Maui.

Scientists hope to better understand a tumor-causing disease affecting endangered sea turtles.

The virtual reality simulator is intended to be an educational tool and may become available for download in the future.

The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) deployed a new wave buoy on June 6 near the entrance to Pearl Harbor approximately 1.5 miles offshore.

A new study by DLNR and Kualoa Ranch will determine if oysters can improve water quality in Pearl Harbor.

Jennifer Wong-Alaʻs research is helping maintain sustainable reef fish populations around Hawai‘i Island.

Scientists at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa offer up the best advice for treating man o’ war stings.

This legislation directs federal agencies to establish a competitive prize to catalyze creative solutions to mitigate the decline or degradation of coral reefs.

The ALOHA Cabled Observatory (ACO), the deepest ocean observatory on the planet, recently celebrated 10 years of operations. The observatory, which provides power and internet communications to scientific instruments on the seafloor at a depth of nearly three miles, was developed and deployed by the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM) School of Ocean and […]

Roughly 100,000 pounds of marine debris were removed from within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, including Kure Atoll State Wildlife Sanctuary, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial. The mountain of debris–which filled 12 shipping containers–was collected from reefs and beaches over the last six years and stored on a tarmac […]

Best-selling field guide author John Hoover will give a special presentation on “Hawai‘i’s Reef Fishes” on Thursday, April 27 at 7 p.m. at Volcano Art Center’s (VAC) Niaulani Campus. Like most animals, Hawai‘i’s reef fish spend much of their time taking care of the most necessary priorities: food, security and reproduction. The latter process involves […]

Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park will host an evening program in the park’s amphitheater on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at 5:30 p.m.

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.