Some photos from a REEF survey I conducted this weekend at Sharks Cove on Oahu’s North shore. All photos by Ryan Tabata.
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Archive | May, 2011
Tour of Coconut Island (Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology)
May 28, 2011 
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The volunteers of Reef Watch Waikīkī were lucky to tour Moku o Lo’e, known more widely as Coconut Island, in Kāne’ohe Bay. The island is surrounded by a small Marine Protected Area (MPA). On the boat ride from He’eia Kea Small Boat Harbor, volunteers completed a plankton tow in the bay using a plankton net […]
Continue readingTurtles
May 16, 2011 0 Comments
I spotted some giant turtles on the North shore yesterday! If you have any recent Waikīkī honu sightings to report, please share them in the comment box below.
Continue readingCancelled REEF Fish ID Class
May 9, 2011 2 Comments
The REEF Fish ID Class from 9-12 this morning is cancelled due to the weather and surf conditions. Please send an email to Heather@reefwatchwaikiki.org if you would like to attend one of the following Fish ID Classes: Event Date Location Time REEF Fish ID Class and Snorkel Survey May 18 Queen’s Beach near lifeguard tower […]
Continue readingSea Urchin Breeding
May 2, 2011 0 Comments
Sea urchins are probably some of the most under-appreciated residents of the reef. After all, we are taught to stay away from their sharp, sometimes poisonous, needle-like spines right? Yet, sea urchins are important to the well-being of reef communities. They are herbivores and eat algae and seaweed. On reefs, they keep the amount of algae […]
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