Mega plant-eaters at highest risk of extinction
A new study suggests that modern-day plant-eaters weighing more than 2,200 pounds are at greater risk of extinction than other types of animals.
Waikīkī Aquarium adds non-native coral species to its collection
The colonies included a purple branching coral that was unlike any native branching corals observed in the main Hawaiian Islands.
Fish diversity reduced in world’s hottest coral reef
The study examined ‘cryptobenthic’ fishes at the base of coral reef food webs in the Arabian Gulf and Sea of Oman.
Hanauma Bay water clarity significantly improves without visitors
UH researchers found that Hanauma Bay is 42 percent clearer during the COVID-19 closure than when open to the public.
Scientist-turned-educator wins graduate teaching award
Christine Ambrosino received a $5,000 teaching award for her outstanding graduate student work at UH Mānoa.
Tropical, temperate reefs react differently to fishing pressures
Researchers found what happens to ocean ecosystems when fishing pressure increases or decreases between tropical to temperate ecosystems.
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 UH 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
UH Mānoa researchers are using the closure to monitor the impacts on marine life at Hanauma Bay.
