#Hawaii DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources
Emergency Restoration Action Taken to Save Corals Damaged During Dredging
The DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources has taken emergency action in an effort to salvage highly valuable corals severely damaged in Honolulu Harbor’s channel. The damage took place two weeks ago and was caused by a dredging platform’s anchor and cable dragging over numerous coral colonies.
‘First-of-Its-Kind’ Coral Reef Atlas Published for West Maui
The Nature Conservancy released the “Atlas of the Reefs of West Maui,” a comprehensive report compiling 20 years of data detailing changes in the abundance and diversity of marine life in West Maui. The ‘first-of-its-kind’ atlas includes data collected by public and private organizations at 2,600 sites stretching from the Pali Tunnel on Honoapiʻilani Highway to Līpoa Point north of Honolua Bay.
