Last week, several of our interns helped the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) with a garden project. Kalanimoku is the DLNR building located in downtown Honolulu. A garden area was given to DLNR, which they turned into a native Hawaiian garden. However, it was unkept and overgrown with both native and non-native plants. Sean […]
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The Queen was spotted at Shark’s Cove yesterday!
July 11, 2011 
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The neat thing about doing REEF surveys is that you never know what you will see. I was lucky enough to see a rare fish yesterday while at Shark’s Cove. The Queen Nenue is the yellow morph of the endemic Hawaiian Chub (Kyphosus hawaiiensis), and is a rare sight anywhere in Hawai’i. I also love Shark’s […]
Continue readingREEF Survey at Hanauma Bay
July 8, 2011 2 Comments
Reef Watch Waikiki headed out to Hanauma Bay yesterday to conduct a REEF survey with our new interns. Because of the summer south swells, the MLCD has not offered optimal survey conditions. Hanauma Bay is one of Oahu’s MLCD’s and an international tourist attraction. Yesterday wasn’t the most optimal for snorkeling, but we had fun […]
Continue readingREEF Survey at Makai Pier
July 5, 2011 0 Comments
I’ve been hearing a lot of sightings of reef sharks at Makai Pier. In my 24 years in Hawai’i and all the time I spend in the water, I have never seen a reef shark while snorkeling, and I’ve never snorkeled at Makai Pier. Makai Pier is near Sea Life Park and the Oceanic Institute in […]
Continue readingREEF Survey with Interns
July 5, 2011 0 Comments
Last week we took our four interns out to the MLCD for their first survey! Here are some of the things we saw:
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