#coral health

UH grad student’s research reveals plastic pollution threats to endangered coral reefs

A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa graduate’s new research has revealed that plastic pollution may pose an underappreciated threat to the survival of endangered coral reefs. The study, led by Keiko Wilkins, a recent PhD graduate from UH Mānoa’s Marine Biology Graduate Program, found that chemicals released from plastics disrupt two critical processes essential for […]

Free webinar ‘Who will save Hawaiʻi’s coral reef saviors?’ to be hosted by Maui Nui Marine Resource Council

The Maui Nui Marine Resource Council will host the April edition of its “Know Your Ocean Speaker Series” featuring Mark Hixon, professor of marine biology at the School of Life Sciences at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, on Wednesday, April 3 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.

UH faculty, alumni support public education campaign to protect herbivore fishes, coral reefs

Fish Pono- Save our Reefs, a local public education campaign, aims to raise awareness on replenishing herbivore fish populations for healthy coral reefs.

Bills to Ban Coral-Killing Sunscreens Advance

The House Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection passed House Bill 600 which would prohibit the sale of sunscreens containing the chemical oxybenzone.