#Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education

UH Mānoa oceanographers reveal the lifecycle behind summertime photosynthetic microbes

A UH Mānoa study dives into the mystery and the origin of the swirls of color appearing in the North Pacific Ocean each summer.

Research reveals Tonga eruption spawned massive phytoplankton bloom

The deposition of volcanic ash following the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai eruption was likely the most important source of nutrients responsible for massive phytoplankton growth.