Ocean pollution explored in Gallery ʻIolani exhibit
“Beneath the Surface,” an exhibition featuring three Kona artists, will be held at Windward Community College’s Gallery ʻIolani and is open to the public.
UH-led research shows forest conservation can aid coral reefs
Scientists from UH Mānoa use new models to identify where forest conservation efforts will minimize human impacts offshore.
Novel, abundant nitrogen-fixing microbes in surface ocean discovered
A large-scale study of the Earth’s surface ocean, co-authored by SOEST professor Michael Rappé indicates that the microbes responsible for fixing nitrogen there include an abundant and widely distributed suite of non-photosynthetic bacterial populations.
UH Sea Level Center expands forecasts with new federal funding
$5 million from NOAA will fund research of vital topics such as sea level rise and coastal flooding.
Exploring the ocean’s deepest zone with $1.2M Keck Foundation grant
UH Mānoa is on track to build a Hadal Water Column Profiler which will enable high quality physical, chemical and biological sampling of the water column from the deepest zone in the ocean—the hadal zone.
Hilo students spend month at sea researching coral health in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Rosie Lee, Colton Johnson and Keelee Martin spent a month as part of a NOAA research team studying the effects of climate change on reef and fish populations.
New gene catalog of ocean microbiome reveals surprises
UH researchers discovered nutrient limitation is a central driver in the evolution of ocean microbe genomes.
Hawaiʻi nearshore fishery provides big benefits
The study argues that fully appreciating the multitude of benefits the nearshore fishery provides to society is a crucial step towards sustainable management.
Hundreds of species of fungi in deep coral ecosystems discovered by UH Mānoa botanists
Mesophotic reefs in the Auau channel continuously disclose breathtaking levels of biodiversity, yielding species and behavioral interactions new to science.
New wave buoy off Pearl Harbor to measure ocean conditions
Currents data, along with wave information, will help to enhance marine safety, navigation and harbor operations on Oʻahu’s south shore.
