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 and throughout the Pacific region.
Our 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 from our home base in South Kona, Hawaiʻi to the world. Find out more about us.
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Hawaiʻi MERC Radar Shows Impact of Miloliʻi Community-based Subsistence Fishing Area
MERC M2 radar in action, tracking multiple vessels crossing into and out of the Miloliʻi CBSFA. The Village of Miloliʻi, located in the District of South Kona on Hawaiʻi Island, is home to a native Hawaiian community dating back many centuries. Miloliʻi Village also sits at [...]
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.
Interview with Megan McGinnis from Ke Kai Ola, The Marine Mammal Center
Megan McGinnis is the Animal Programs Manager at The Marine Mammal’s Center’s hospital and education center in Hawai‘i, Ke Kai Ola. She manages husbandry care for endangered Hawaiian monk seal patients and oversees the Animal Care volunteer force.
Does community-based marine management work? Check out how the Miloliʻi Community-based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA) effort has led to a voluntary reduction in vessel traffic since 2022.
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