Kui ‘ia ka lei moku e Kanaloa: The Ocean Unites Humanity to Clean Up Marine Debris

A Hawaiian monk seal rests atop a 11.5-ton “monster” derelict fishing net conglomerate that the team located and successfully removed in 2015. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.
September 3, 2021
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Scientists and divers from NOAA’s Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center are teaming up with divers from the Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project. They are on a 30-day mission to remove marine debris from the islands and atolls within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. 

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