#Kewalo Marine Laboratory
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 […]
UH Professor Contributes to Report on Coral Reefs and Climate Change
A new report released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine stated, while the management of local and regional stressors threatening coral reefs is critical, these efforts on their own will not be enough in the face of global climate change.
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR KAWELA WATERSHED AND BAY
The Governor’s Moloka`i Community Advisory Council will discuss resource and conservation management for Kawela at its next meeting. Research professor Robert H. Richmond with the Kewalo Marine Laboratory & the University of Hawaii at Manoa, will discuss “ridge-to-reef†stewardship of Kawela watershed and bay, and changes to land-use practices in other communities aimed at reducing […]
