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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Community outreach, science, reef watch and more, read about what HawaiiMERC did in 2021!





















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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Attention up and coming Hawaiʻi Marine Operators! Apply now! ... See MoreSee Less
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