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Your search found 1483 hits- AIS Team June/July UpdateWant updates on all Hawaii’s Invasive species? This update from the AIS Team was provided to the Hawaii Invasive Species Council(HISC) as part of their bi-monthly newsletter! HISC News is a semi-monthly newsletter that provides:… Read More »
- Giant SalviniaGiant Salvinia (Salvinia molesta) Description (Thayer et al., 2021): Free floating aquatic fern Horizontal stem floats below water surface and produces three leaves from each node Habitat: Prefers slow moving water, most commonly found in… Read More »
- GuppyGuppy (Poecilia reticulata) Description: Small freshwater fish (USFWS, 2018) Males have varying colors and patterns, females and juveniles are uniformly silver (USFWS, 2018) Habitat: Occurs in wide variety of habitats, usually in small springs and… Read More »
- Ballast WaterABOUT BALLAST WATER Ships have used versions of ballast for centuries, using rocks, earth or other heavy objects to balance the vessel, maintain stability and set buoyancy. However, with the invention of steel-hulled ships,… Read More »
- Ballast Water/BiofoulingHAWAIʻI BALLAST WATER AND BIOFOULING BIOSECURITY PROGRAM With the advent of modern shipping, ecosystems once separated by natural barriers are connected by the ships and boats that move between them. The breakdown of this… Read More »
- Doing a beach cleanup? Watch out for invasive species!WE NEED YOUR HELP TO PROTECT HAWAII’S MARINE ECOSYSTEMS! If you encounter marine debris that might be from Japan, please let us know if you find alien plants or animals that have hitched a ride over. … Read More »
- In Water Cleaning Operations,Technology, and Biosecurity RisksOn June 22nd and 23rd of 2015, an in-water cleaning and biofouling workshop was organized by DLNR (Division of Aquatic Resources) for state agency, IWC vendors, and maritime industry stakeholders to 1) learn about the… Read More »
- Plankton Concentration in Oahu’s Commercial Harbors and the Ballast Check 2DLNR DAR Ballast Water and Hull Fouling Program commenced a pilot study to (1) examine the concentration of plankton in three commercial harbors on Oahu and (2) investigate the use of a new technology, Ballast… Read More »
- Become a Citizen Scientist!Become a Citizen Scientist! Have you spotted invasive species around Hawai‘i? Sign up on iNaturalist.org to record and share your species observations with a growing world-wide network. You can join the State of Hawaii: Aquatic… Read More »
- April/May AIS Team UpdateWant updates on all Hawaii’s Invasive species? This update from the AIS Team was provided to the Hawaii Invasive Species Council(HISC) as part of their bi-monthly newsletter! HISC News is a semi-monthly newsletter that provides:… Read More »