#Fish Pono
New ‘Fish Pono’ campaign highlights herbivore fishes key to healthy coral reefs in Hawaiʻi
When herbivores — our reef’s lawnmowers — such as uhu (parrotfishes), nenue (chubs), kala, kole, manini, other surgeonfishes and sea urchins are in low abundance, coral reefs are overgrown with seaweeds and begin to suffocate and die.
New Hawaiʻi organization launches Fish Pono-Save Our Reefs
A local ʻohana of ocean-lovers, scientists, fishers and watermen and women have formed Fish Pono–Save Our Reefs, an organization with the vision of bringing awareness to the importance of replenishing herbivore fish populations to foster healthy coral reefs.
