Marine Biology

Hawai’i Marine Animal Response representatives discuss the work the nonprofit has accomplished in the past 10 years and what the public can do to help.

Ernie Lau, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, discusses hurricane preparedness; Hawai’i Marine Animal Response speaks on the recent viral news of a man throwing a rock at a monk seal and what to do when you see animals in danger.

The state and community groups will start the process of creating a fishing management plan for Ka‘ūpūlehu on Hawaiʻi Island's west coast.

A new AI technology called WhaleSpotter is being utilized on sea vessels to detect whales in the ocean and prevent them from being fatally struck.

Marine biologist Nicole Yamase and filmmaker Daniel Lin spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the film "Remathau: People of the Ocean."

Researchers just reported that the most abundant species of invasive algae in the main Hawaiian Islands has been found in Papahānaumokuākea at Kuaihelani, or Midway Atoll.

At the first annual Hack-A-Thon contest to search for the next best marine debris cutting tool, seven contestants competed with their hand-made tools in front of a live audience and judge panel at the Waikīkī Aquarium.

Retired submarine pilot, Terry Kerby, spoke to The Conversationʻs Catherine Cruz about his marine art.

Rachel Cartwright of the Keiki Kohola Project spoke to HPR’s Maddie Bender about her research into the whales of Lahaina.

James Morioka and Derek LeVault, with the Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project, spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about the Marine Debris Hack-a-Thon 2025.