The wash-up of small flying gurnard fish on various Oahu beaches in July was likely a result of recruitment pulse events, with fish accidentally washing ashore. Recruitment is a scientific term that describes the point in organisms’ life cycles when juveniles become adults. That’s the finding of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)-Biological Resources Division, which ...
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Latest Update: 7/10/2014 On July 10th, Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) staff visually inspected additional sites near Nanakuli, Oahu. DAR has thus far received 14 reports through the Eyes of the Reef Network from several locations on Oahu and one on Kauai. DAR will continue to monitor incoming reports of dead gurnards. 7/3/2014 On July 1st and 2nd, the Division ...
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Click report to download The Current Conditions report is a summary of reports DAR has received through the Eyes of the Reef Network.
If you make an observation of a coral disease outbreak, coral bleaching, Crown-Of-Thorns-Starfish (COTS) outbreak, or sick/drying fish or other critters, please make an online report through the Eyes of the Reef (EOR) Reporting Network here: www.eorhawaii.org/make-a-report. Photos are extremely valuable, please send any photos of your observation to: [email protected]. What happens to my report? ...
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