Sharks don’t try to bite people very often, but when they do, DAR staff investigate in order to better understand shark behavior and enhance ocean safety.
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DAR staff worked with a National Park Service ecologist to re-install coral settlement tiles at Hanalei Bay before the start of summer coral spawning. The bay has some of the highest coral recruitment rates known.
This month, DAR employees and individuals from other Pacific islands participated in a training session in Hilo focused on 3D photogrammetry and Structure from Motion.
The Division of Aquatic Resources Hawai‘i Coral Restoration Nursery is using fragments of their previously-outplanted coral as continued source for restoration of a rare, endemic Hawaiian coral species, knobby finger coral (Porites duerdeni).
The tanks of the Ānuenue Fisheries Research Center Sea Urchin Hatchery are bubbling with activity. Beneath the water's surface thousands of hāwa‘e maoli or native collector urchins are growing and eating limu in preparation for their upcoming journey.
This past May, representatives from the Hawaiʻi Division of Aquatic Resources participated in the 49th U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting in Silver Spring, Maryland.
The Division of Aquatic Resources now has Instagram and Facebook pages.
This December PBS Hawaii aired a short film about the growing popularity of barbless circle hooks. This is just one of the many accomplishments of the barbless circle hook project that is celebrating its 20 year anniversary. But how did this project start?
DAR investigates sightings of non-native corals on Kauaʻi
As the new year approaches, many Hawaii residents will be on the lookout for redfish such as Onaga and Opakapaka.