#French frigate shoals

Seal, turtle scientists return to Papahānaumokuākea for 2023 field season

This year marks the 50th anniversary of NOAA sending field researchers to Lalo to monitor honu (Hawaiian green sea turtles) that migrate there to mate and lay their eggs.

Hawaiʻi beachgoers can use smartphones to help researchers study endangered sea turtles

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s “Honu Count” initiative launched in 2017, when it first asked “citizen scientists” to report honu (green sea turtles) with temporary alphanumeric markings on their shells.

PVS Crew Discover Parts of Shipwreck at Lalo

Two large anchors discovered in the French Frigate Shoals by voyaging canoe crew members of the Hikianalia are thought to be remains of an old whaling ship from the 1800s.