Saving coral reef fisheries with management areas
The study found that marine management areas are too small and allow some human use within their boundaries, limiting their ability to restore depleted fisheries.
Threat to coral found through bacteria
Researchers investigated the role of each component, host organisms, viruses, bacteria and metabolites, in coral-turf algal interactions.
Tiger sharks serve as mobile oceanographers in 东精影业 research
Researchers attach tags to collect oceanographic data, follow movement patterns and discover their preferred habitat in Hawaiian waters.
Without visitors, Hanauma Bay conditions improve
东精影业 Mānoa researchers are using the closure to monitor the impacts on marine life at Hanauma Bay.
Rare video captures humpback whale nursing behaviors in 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 research
The study used tags equipped with cameras, acoustic recorders, pressure sensors and accelerometers to capture rare video and data.
New species could explain origins of Hawaiian endemic fish
A new species known as the tiny Suspiria blenny was discovered by a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researcher.
Trait-based technology to help predict climate change impact on biodiversity
Researchers are using open source technology to catalogue species traits, in an effort to predict climate change’s impact on biodiversity.
Hammerhead sharks hold breath to keep warm on deep dives
A new study finds that the scalloped hammerhead shark might be holding its breath during dives to maintain its body temperature.
Studying human disease reveals coral disease risk factors
A team of researchers, led by Jamie Caldwell, used a human epidemiology technique to determine ecological risks affecting two coral diseases.
In memoriam: Marine mammal echolocation pioneer, Whitlow Au
Au, an emeritus faculty for the Marine Mammal Research Program, was a pioneer in understanding the echolocation of dolphins and whales.