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Hawaiʻi Marine Education and Research Center

​The Hawaiʻi Marine Education and Research Center (HawaiiMERC) facilitates education, conservation, and scientific investigation of the marine environment in the Hawaiian Islands.

Our team supports the protection of our coastal and marine environment, and provides opportunities to connect cultural and scientific perspectives for the sustainability of coastal and reef ecosystems in South Kona, Hawaiʻi and beyond. Find out more about us.

Hawaiʻi Marine Education and Research Center

​The Hawaiʻi Marine Education and Research Center (HawaiiMERC) facilitates education, conservation, and scientific investigation of the marine environment in the Hawaiian Islands.

Our 100% volunteer team supports research of the coastal and marine environment, and provides opportunities to connect cultural and scientific perspectives for the sustainability of coastal and reef ecosystems in South Kona, Hawaiʻi and beyond. Find out more about us.

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HawaiiMERC Blog

Keiki corals in the Miloliʻi CBSFA, with Dr. Rachel Carlson

Dr. Carlson analyzes coral settlement tiles used to assess the number and location of keiki corals throughout the Miloliʻi CBSFA. Recently, MERC scientist Dr. Rachel Carlson talked story with community members on the critical role that the Miloliʻi Community-based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA) plays in giving coral reefs the space and connectivity needed to sustain corals in South Kona.

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