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NASA's Terra satellite analyzed Hurricane Walaka in infrared light as continued to lash the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Central Pacific Ocean. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Scientists aboard the Exploration Vessel Nautilus will explore seamounts in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument from Sept. 15 through Oct. 1, 2018. Click on the link below to read the full article.
In a unanimous vote, the California State Assembly voted to ban the use of gill nets off its coast. The bill is now headed to Governor Jerry Brown for his signature. Click on the link below to read the full article.
In a settlement with environmental groups, the Trump administration has agreed to designate critical Pacific Ocean habitat for endangered humpback whales. Click on the link below to read the full article.
The Pacific Remote Islands National Marine Monument (PRI Monument)... comprises a series of islands and atolls in such a remote area of the Pacific Ocean... Unfortunately for marine life, the 9,000-plus miles between Washington, DC and the PRI Monument do not provide it protection from
A recently published study, led by researchers at the University of Hawai"i at M"noa, identified areas in the Hawaiian Islands that would provide the greatest increase in coastal fishery stocks, if effectively managed.Click on the link below to read the full article.
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced that its Papah"naumoku"kea Research and Conservation Fund will award a $900,000 grant to a collaborative team of researchers from the Bishop Museum and the University of Hawaii to conduct a research expedition planned for
In December 2017, the world"s largest marine protected area (MPA) in the Ross Sea, Antarctica entered into force. The MPA will be in force for at least 35 years. Click on the link below to read the full story.
A concrete dome holding the radioactive waste of 43 nuclear explosions is leaking into the ocean, veterans have warned. Click on the link below to read the full story.
After a long-term push from marine conservation groups, the US government has changed the oceanic whitetip shark to be labeled "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act.Click on the link below to read the full story.