1C Coral reefs(珊瑚礁) are full of bright colors, and tropical fish swim in crystal blue waters. Thousands of tourists go to Hawaii each year to experience the spectacular sea life. Now, however, they are endangered. Hawaii suffered its worst-ever coral bleaching this year. Unusually warm ...
In Hawaii, this team of scientists dove into the deeper reefs with a rebreather. They descended alongside submersibles (thanks to generous funding from NOAA, in no small part) that carried extra tanks and illuminated the depths, freeing up the divers to do the hands-on science. “We can do...
Coral reefs are popular for their vibrant biodiversity. By combining web-scraped Instagram data from tourists and high-resolution live coral cover maps in Hawaii, we find that, regionally, coral reefs both attract and suffer from coastal tourism. Higher live coral cover attracts reef visitors, but...
Coral reefs are made predominantly of stony corals and supported by the limestone skeleton they excrete. These rainforests of the sea are home to a quarter of all marine fish species [source: Nature Conservancy]. In addition to the variety of marine life they support, coral reefs are also imm...
NEW YORK, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. state of Hawaii is about to announce the world's first ban on sunscreens containing two chemicals deemed damaging to its coral reefs, local media reported on Monday. Governor David Ige is expected to sign a bill into law later this week to restri...
The waters around Hawaii contain staggering amounts of Oxybenzone—as much as 30 times greater than the level considered safe for coral. Many of Hawaii’s most popular tourist beaches are also home to prominent coral reefs. When beachgoers take a swim or even use showers near the beach, the...
In fact, this past January, Hawaii state senator Will Espero introduced a bill to his state's Congress, which suggested banning the sale of sunscreens containing the harmful-to-the-reefs ingredients oxybenzone and octinoxate in the state of Hawaii. Because coral reefs are located across the ...
25. Marine scientists fromThe Nature Conservancy, 50 Reefs, and other NGOs are working diligently to fight climate change, protect the coral reefs we have left, and come up with innovative solutions. Ruth Gates, director of theHawaiiInstitute of Marine Biology, is currently trying to breed and...
a reef on Molokai may very well have compounds that washed into the water from rainfall in Lahaina and got transported to ocean currents across the channel and onto the reefs of neighboring islands,” said Eric Conklin, the Nature Conservancy’s director of ...
Looking forward to a day exploring coral reefs in Hawaii? Make sure you're wearing the right, non-banned sunscreen. Hawaii has become the first US state to ban sunscreens deemed harmful to coral reefs. Effective from Jan. 1, 2021, the bill was signed by state governor David Ige on ...