I woke up at 5:30 a.m. to do a REEF snorkel survey at Hanauma Bay. We were in the water for about two hours and snorkeled the outter reef. Life is so abundant past the buoys! It wasn’t as clear and calm as I hoped it would be, but we still managed to get some […]
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REEF Survey at Makai Pier
September 26, 2011 
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Some photos from Makai Pier:
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September 15, 2011 0 Comments
Photos from yesterday’s REEF survey.
Continue readingThree Yellow Fish, Three Different Species
August 22, 2011 1 Comment
The first fish that people usually think of when they see a yellow fish is, Yellow Tang! But not all yellow fishes are Yellow Tangs.
Continue readingWe Took the Interns to Sharks Cove
August 4, 2011 0 Comments
Check out some photos!
Continue readingThe Queen was spotted at Shark’s Cove yesterday!
July 11, 2011 1 Comment
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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