#palmyra atoll
Bird species lost from the wild for almost 40 years laid first eggs on new island home
Three pairs of Sihek have laid eggs since being released on Palmyra Atoll – marking the first time species has bred in the wild since its extinction from their native island of Guam in the 1980s.
Trump opens Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument to industrial fishing after 16 years of protection
Commercial fishing could reverse decades of environmental protection and threatens diverse marine life in one of the most pristine, unique ecosystems in the world.
Public testimony ends June 2 for designating Pacific Remote Islands a National Marine Sanctuary
The last day to provide public testimony online about the National Marine Sanctuary designation is Friday.
With rats gone at Palmyra Atoll, seabird decoys, ‘discotheques’ result in chick
A grey-backed tern chick has been observed on Palmyra Atoll, 12 years after rats were eradicated from the space.
President Biden supports national marine sanctuary for Pacific Remote Islands
The potential new National Marine Sanctuary identified in the Presidential Memorandum would conserve 777,000 square miles, including the existing Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.
Kona nurse with neurological disease to sail world solo — before she can’t
Willie’s Hot Chicken in Kona is holding a fundraiser on Jan. 13 for Jenny Decker’s solo world sailboat journey to raise awareness for Charcot-Marie-Tooth, an hereditary neurological disease that she has.
Nature Conservancy Names New Director for Palmyra Atoll
A former Hawaiʻi Island marine program director for TNC, Chad Wiggins has been selected as the organization’s new program director for Palmyra Atoll.
Shark Study Results Surprise Researchers
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. […]
