Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
Civil Beat Series On Threats To Northwest Hawaiian Islands Wins National Award
‘Guardians Of The Deep’ took readers to the farthest tip of the Hawaiian archipelago.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
Will NOAA’s Race To Make Papahānaumokuākea A National Sanctuary Survive Trump?
The added protection for the environmentally and culturally sensitive area in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands is set to take effect in March.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
Public Should Weigh In On Elon Musk’s SpaceX Plans To Splash Down Near Hawaiʻi
Federal authorities have not required a thorough review, or consultation with Hawaiian stakeholders, for Starshipʻs proposed landing zones.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaii Offers New Homes For Seabirds As Habitat On Remote Islands Disappears
Rising sea levels, warmer ocean temperatures, hotter weather and invasive species all threaten Hawaii’s 22 species of seabirds. But local organizations are finding ways to help.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Plan To Eradicate Mice That Attack Albatrosses On Midway Delayed Another Year
Federal biologists were confounded when they found Laysan albatrosses bloodied on Midway Atoll in 2015. The found the culprit — house mice.
Alana Eagle/Civil Beat
A New Marine Sanctuary Proposal May Not Be What It Seems
NOAA has opened up the public comment period on the proposal to add a marine sanctuary designation to the monument area around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Courtesy: Robert Peck, HCSU/USGS/20211
Scientists Eradicate Seabird-Killing Ants at Johnston Atoll
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that its successful eradication effort marks the first time yellow crazy ants have been removed from such a large area in the U.S.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Study: Marine Monuments Aren’t Hurting Hawaii’s Tuna Fishermen
The commercial longline industry made more money after the feds expanded the protected areas around Papahanaumokuakea and the Pacific Remote Islands.
Courtesy: Kailey Pascoe/NOAA
NOAA: ‘The Reefs Weren’t Damaged, They Were Just Gone’
Scientists return from the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument after surveying the underwater aftermath of a major storm last year.
Swaantje Güntzel Microplastics II, 2016 by Henriette Pogoda
Microplastics From Kure Atoll Star In Flashy New Campaign
Many common skin care products add to the bombardment of microplastics in the ocean. A new German campaign seeks legislative support to rid them from store shelves.