Coral Disease Study at Anini Bay USGS and UH Manoa scientists visit the coral outbreak at Anini Bay on Kauai’s north shore. The researchers implemented a novel mechanical/chemical barrier to slow the rapid spread of the disease.
Month: October 2012
Reef Fish DVD Proceeds Donated
Reef Fish DVD Proceeds Donated I have put together an extremely comprehensive video cataloging over 350 species of Hawaiian reef fish. Along with this DVD, I have been monitoring a bacterial infection of the rice coral in Kauai for the past 2 years and suddenly just this summer, the infection rate became alarmingly high, with Read More …
Whale Sharks of Luzon
Whale Sharks of Luzon A short movie about one of the largest fish in our oceans, taken in the Philippines.
Kauai Coral Under Attack
KHNL News Reports: Kauai Coral Under Attack Dr. Greta Aeby, who headed up the fast-response team that flew to Kauai last week, spoke on KHNL news about Kauai’s outbreak of this white coral disease and her team’s efforts to study and control it. The video of the news segment along with more information can be Read More …
Listening to the Ocean
Listening to the Ocean PhD students Simon and Lauren Freeman, from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, have been recording the sounds made by marine critters off the coast of Kauai and other Hawaiian Islands. They’ve been placing hydrophones offshore over the last few weeks to create a ‘soundscape’ of Kauai
UH / USGS Rapid Response Team Field Study
UH / USGS Rapid Response Team Field Study Last weekend, Greta Aeby, head of UH marine biology department, her assistant Amanda and Thierry Work, head of Infectious Disease for the USGS were in Kauai on my behalf to do a major coral disease study at Anini Beach.