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 […]
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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 […]
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February 1, 2011 4 Comments
Earlier today, Karen R. conducted a REEF fish survey near the MLCD and guess what she saw:
Continue readingStudy shows sharks may be Color-blind
January 30, 2011 1 Comment
I recently stumbled upon a new study conducted in Australia about shark vision. The study revealed that some shark species may be color-blind.
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