#Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

UH: Honu emerge as reef defenders against invasive algae in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Hawaiian green sea turtles (honu) have been documented for the first time actively grazing on Chondria tumulosa, an aggressive invasive red alga that has spread rapidly across reefs among three of the northernmost atolls in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM).