The environmental website Grist posted a sad, damning story on Friday, Jan. 5 about coral bleaching–one of many harbingers of the environmental disaster known as climate change. The story, which discusses a new paper published in the journal Science, concludes that coral bleaching events (caused when the ocean gets too warm, which causes the coral to expel the symbiotic algae … [Read more...] about More bad news about coral bleaching, both in Hawaii and around the world
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Maui’s reefs face many threats–here’s how you can help
Lately, there’s been a great deal of buzz about the health of Maui’s coral reefs. While not a new topic–the reefs have been threatened for many years–there are nonprofits, watersheds, scientists and marine biologists, Maui County officials and state departments like the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Aquatic Resources working to sustain the reefs. The … [Read more...] about Maui’s reefs face many threats–here’s how you can help
Hawaii researchers tie reef fish decline to overfishing
A new report says overfishing is the primary cause of reef fish decline in the state, according to the largest study of its kind every published; the study, “Human-induced gradients of reef fish declines in the Hawaiian Archipelago viewed through the lens of traditional management boundaries,” was published in the peer-reviewed journal Aquatic Conservation. “The data was … [Read more...] about Hawaii researchers tie reef fish decline to overfishing