November 19, 2011
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We’re happy to announce the return of our annual Winter REEF Fest. Join us for a friendly Fish Watch competition, Thanksgiving Day through January 31, 2012.
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November 19, 2011
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Advancing awareness and cultivating stewardship through a collaborative ocean awareness training program
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April 2, 2012
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James Jackson joined Reef Watch Waikiki Staff in early March as our Nearshore Resource Monitoring Coordinator. To know more about James follow this link to our staff directory. If you would like more information on how to become involved in our biological monitoring efforts please click here to contact James!
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March 8, 2012
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A fun finale to an educational month of Ocean Awareness Training (OAT)! During the recent Windward OAT class, participants were invited to spend a day [...]
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March 8, 2012
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A special thank you to Choi Ho Joong, Kim Minyoung, Choi Jin Wook, Kim Yena, and Park Sun Hwa for spending their month on O’ahu volunteering with Reef Watch Waikiki!
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February 17, 2012
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A few weeks ago I went snorkeling to help Ryan collect algae for his class (they’re doing pressings). There’s a TON of algae at Black Point, but not so many critters. There’s a fresh water source where there is a lot of bryopsis growing and you can find sap sucking slugs (Elysia ornata). We also spotted [...]
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January 4, 2012
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One of our former interns, Heather Hillard, is in Mo’orea! She’s doing her graduate degree work on corals there. Check out some photos (and how clear the water is!).
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January 2, 2012
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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. You’re invited to check it out and let us know how we can do better in 2012! Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 11,000 times in 2011. If it [...]
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December 16, 2011
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Local Hawaiian Monk Seal, Rocky, hanging out in Waikiki. They even put up cones so no boxers can start a fight.
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December 16, 2011
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So, let’s define what Marine Protected Areas (a.k.a. MPAs) really are and clear all misconceptions about them. The official definition of an MPA by U.S. Executive Order 13158 (May 26, 2000): “…any area of the marine environment that has been reserved by federal, state, territorial, tribal, or local laws or regulations to provide lasting protection for part or [...]
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December 5, 2011
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Renee is our Jefferson Ocean Science Club teacher, who is also a Marine Option Program student at the University of Hawaii. She has been doing an awesome job with the kids at Jefferson! The club meets on Fridays and they always learn about the ocean while having loads of fun! You can check out their [...]
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November 19, 2011
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Some of our very own Reef Watch Waikiki volunteers, who snorkel at Hanauma Bay quite frequently, have been seeing a fish that all of us have been curious about. As always, we encourage you to send us your photos and questions! None of us could find a positive ID in any of our Hawaiian ID [...]
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Tis the Sea-son for some Fish Watcher fun!
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