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Researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa successfully implemented artificial intelligence into coral reef conservation. The AI is used to study reef halos.
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The ship left Tahiti Wednesday morning and will travel through the Southern Line Islands to begin this new five-year expedition. HPR’s Zoe Dym talked to the expedition’s lead operator Whitney Goodell.
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A study of Hawaiian green sea turtles in Kailua Bay using tissue dating back 10 years ago found traces of lead in their blood and shells. But despite the findings, researcher Katherine Shaw said there's no cause for panic.
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As the number of turtle nests on the main Hawaiian Islands continues to grow, officials are cautioning curious bystanders to move with vigilance. Officials also urged coastal residents to be mindful about using bright lights after dark. HPR's Zoe Dym has more.
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Ikaika, Leilehua and Alena were found extremely malnourished on different islands in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. After about 10 months at the Ke Kai Ola monk seal hospital, they were recently released on Kuaihelani, or Midway Atoll. HPR's Zoe Dym has more.
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The Biden Administration just released a plan that seeks to protect ecosystems while doubling down on climate-fighting capability. HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote spoke to NOAA oceanographer Richard Spinrad about what the Ocean Climate Action Plan has in store.
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Authorities said they have referred 33 people to U.S. law enforcement after the group allegedly harassed a pod of wild dolphins in waters off the Hawaiʻi Island. It's illegal to swim within 50 yards of spinner dolphins in Hawaiʻi's nearshore waters.
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The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary and the Pacific Whale Foundation coordinate annual whale counts to understand population trends. The number of whales sighted during peak time periods decreased by 38% compared to last year.
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The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service for failure to protect 12 endangered coral species — seven of which are found near Pacific Islands.
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Aquatic biologists and marine conservationists are bracing themselves for the possible introduction of a deadly coral pathogen to Hawaiʻi's waters. In the last decade, stony coral tissue loss disease has infected the entirety of Florida's reef system and spread to more than 20 countries and territories in the Caribbean. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports on Hawaiʻi's first line of defense and what it could learn from abroad.