Bonefish, also know as ‘o’io, are easily identified by their long silver bodies, single dorsal fin and wide forked tail. On O’ahu, we have spotted several bonefish congregating near the jetty and shallow reef areas in the MLCD. The two species of bonefish in Hawai’i, the Round jaw and Sharp jaw bonefish, are very hard […]
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Tag Archives: Waikiki Marine Life Conservation District
Funny fish faces
March 5, 2011 
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During the REEF fish survey on Wednesday morning, I snapped a few photos of different reef fish species and marine invertebrates. After going through the photographs from the survey, I noticed that some of the marine critters seemed to either pose for the camera with a nice head shot or hide from camera. Here are […]
Continue readingPictures from the Latest Benthic Survey
January 27, 2011 0 Comments
Thanks to Sean, Heather, and Cassidy we were able to complete another Benthic Survey! Check out the pictures of critters!
Continue readingWarm sunny weather makes for a good survey day
January 11, 2011 4 Comments
I want to give a big “Mahalo” to Cassidy, Devon and Rachel for helping me complete two benthic habitat surveys. The visibility was not the best, but the water temperature and weather were much nicer this time. In addition, the coral size and frequency survey was completed so quickly, that I think it is time […]
Continue readingBenthic Survey
January 10, 2011 1 Comment
Heather, Beth and I conducted two benthic surveys last Friday on the Ewa side of the Waikīkī MLCD. The weather was nice, but the water temperature was FREEZING! By the end of the surveys all of our toes were numb and our lips were purple! Other than that, the surveys went well!
Continue readingTime to work off the extra calories from the Holidays
January 7, 2011 0 Comments
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and ate tons of delicious food. I know I ate way too much Mexican food, so I am going to try to work it off with lots of benthic surveys. The first survey is happening today at around 12:30pm with Beth and Cassidy. We […]
Continue readingNew Quizzes!
January 3, 2011 1 Comment
This quiz will help you identify some wrasses that you might see in the Waikiki MLCD. There’s a limit on how much information I can include in a quiz, so please don’t hesitate to contact me if you need further explanations about a species! 🙂
Continue reading Identify the mystery fish for extra points
December 5, 2010 2 Comments
Early Saturday morning, Mike and I took several volunteers on a REEF survey in the Waikīkī MLCD. Most of us finished the survey as quickly as we could since the water was very chilly! I only took a few photos and I captured a picture of a fish I can not identify. I will give […]
Continue readingTime to start racking up points!
November 19, 2010 2 Comments
The Winter REEF Fest is going on right now and there are two great opportunities for you to accumulate points before December. Here are the details:
Continue readingExplore The Ocean with Google Ocean!
November 16, 2010 1 Comment
With Google Ocean, you can now follow us into the water where you’ll see posts embedded with images and videos about some of the fascinating residents of the Waikīkī Marine Life Conservation District (MLCD), such as the humuhumunukunukuapua’a and cauliflower coral. Coming soon, you’ll also
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Reef Watch Waikīkī 