Marine Biology

Environmental advocate Solomon Pili Kahoʻohalahala spoke to The Conversation's Maddie Bender about ocean protections amid Trump's executive order for deep-sea mining permits.

The Conversation spoke with renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle, a former chief scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, about the effects further cuts to the agency could have on access to essential information.

Should Hawaiʻi ban octopus farming? The practice is already almost nonexistent around the world, and a facility in the Canary Islands is one of the few with actual plans to raise them for food. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.

Every year, several tons of debris from the North Pacific Garbage Patch ends up on Hawaiʻi's shores. Scientists have developed a model to track the floating trash heap.

The state Board of Land and Natural Resources has extended a temporary fishing ban for the pākuʻikuʻi, also known as the Achilles tang, until the end of 2026.

The Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project has removed 1 million pounds of marine debris since 2020. The Conversation talked to Kevin O'Brien, the president and founder of the nonprofit.

Scientists in the southwestern Pacific Ocean have discovered the largest coral ever recorded. It's so big it can be seen from space. With the Pacific News Minute, HPR's Derrick Malama reports.

A new study shares new findings about the genetic diversity of giant claims. The Conversation talked to researcher Ryan Nevatte about his findings.

Shaun Moss, the executive director of Hawaiʻi Pacific University’s Oceanic Institute, shared the latest on an upcoming release of several hundred juvenile yellow tang in the waters off Windward Oʻahu.

The U.S. has pledged to protect 30% of its marine waters by 2030. In a recent Climate Week panel, former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expressed support for the proposal.