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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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.
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Transfer Time at ʻĀkoʻakoʻa Coral Nursery!
Last week, Miloliʻi Alu Like students and partners at Hawaiʻi MERC took on the important task of carefully transferring our precious coral colonies in the ʻĀkoʻakoʻa coral nursery of Kailua-Kona into new tanks, allowing the older tanks to be cleaned and prepared for more corals. This hands-on effort is part of a growing kuleana—caring for the foundation of our coral reefs. These corals aren’t just science projects—they’re animals at the heart of our ocean ecosystems and the future of our communities. ... See MoreSee Less
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Its all about teamwork! Our Alu Like summer camp keiki learned how we track coral keiki as they settle along the coast of West Hawaiʻi in the Miloliʻi Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA). The students prepped and assembled coral settlement tiles that will soon be deployed to monitor reef growth. ... See MoreSee Less
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