4 Hawaiʻi Sea Grant fellows gain hands-on marine-management policy experience
The paid fellowship provides students the chance to obtain relevant resource management and policy experience in Hawaiʻi.
$4M for UH-led marine carbon removal projects
UH Mānoa oceanographers received funding totaling nearly $4 million to transform the understanding of ocean alkalinity enhancement.
In a first, growth of deepest coral in Hawaiian waters measured
Below about 200 feet, calcification rates for light-dependent corals had previously not been measured.
‘Revolutionary’ deep-sea transition zone discovery could inform mining policy
The study challenges the long-held paradigm that biodiversity is limited by the harsher living conditions in deeper areas of the ocean.
Animals in ocean’s twilight zone thrive on upcycled nutrients
Zooplankton rely on smaller class organisms, called microzooplankton, to consolidate the sparse waste products in the water and transform it into higher-quality food.
Saildrones, buoys work together to monitor Hawaiʻi waters
To accompany the saildrones, buoys are being set up around each island to collect critical ocean chemistry observations.
UH News Image of the Week: HOT program
This week's image is from UH Mānoa's Fernando Santiago-Mandujano.
First post-pandemic, in-person Marine Option Program Symposium held
UH students interested in the ocean from across the state earned scholarships and awards.
Pacific Garbage Patch gathering place for life thanks to currents
The North Pacific “Garbage Patch” aggregates an abundance of floating sea creatures, as well as the plastic waste according to a UH study.
Immediate carbon cuts, common marine heatwave terminology urged
Two articles by UH Mānoa oceanographers provide a reality check on the limitations of carbon dioxide removal and a warning that marine heatwaves need clear definitions.
