HawaiiMERC BLOG
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 the epicenter of one of the most biologically rich coral reef and coastal ocean ecosystems remaining in the Hawaiian Archipelago. The area harbors more than 100 species of reef fish, 35 coral species, and thousands of marine invertebrate species. The Miloliʻi area represents a last stronghold for Indigenous people and [...]
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.
Hawaiʻi MERC Newsletter
Community outreach, science, reef watch and more, read about what HawaiiMERC did in 2021!