Two of the major competitions for underwater photographers, the Wildlife Photographer of The Year and the Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society, have recently announced that their contest...
Two of the world’s largest marine protected areas announced a historic alliance to enhance the management and protection of almost 300,000 square miles of marine habitat in the Pacific Ocean
It may lack the allure of the North Pole or Mount Everest, but a Pacific Ocean trash dump twice the size of Texas is this summer's hot destination for explorers
Conservationists fear a falling shark population is prompting Asian chefs to look for manta and devil rays to help meet the voracious demand for shark fin soup
A new study by researchers from UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) sheds light on how threats to the world's endangered coral reef ecosystems can be...
The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources has formally notified the U.S. Navy that the State of Hawaii has identified substantial coral reef damage caused by the grounding of the guided...
Deep-sea corals are the oldest living animals with a skeleton in the seas, claims new research that found a 4,265-year-old coral species off the coast of Hawaii
Seeking an end to the continuing slaughter of false killer whales in the waters of Hawai‘i, Earthjustice, representing a coalition of conservation groups, filed suit in federal court in Honolulu...
Clark Little, an uber talented surf photographer from Hawaii's North Shore, who will soon be appearing in the DivePhotoGuide pro galleries, appeared on Good Morning America today
A seven-month-old Hawaiian monk seal - rescued after his mother abandoned him less than one day after he was born on Kaua'i - is thriving as it adjusts to the wild
Wayne Levin has spent a career photographing the eerie and mysterious underwater world. Working in black and white, he removes the surface illusions about the ocean and the assumptions about...
How often has the question been asked, "How many different creatures live in the sea", and who, if anyone, has been able to provide and answer? Well, Rick Morris is an underwater film maker working...
A new study shows that divers are willing to pay 35 dollars more per dive for a better chance to see a shark-money that could go to marine conservation.
Two years ago with fanfare, President Bush declared a remote chain of Hawaiian islands the biggest, most environmentally protected area of ocean in the world. It hasn't worked out that way.
Almost half the coral reef ecosystems in United States territory are in poor or fair condition, mostly because of rising ocean temperatures, according to a government report released recently.
With a name like "Leatherback Turtle" you might think the sea turtles could stand up to just about anything the ocean can throw at them, and for more than a hundred million years, they have
It's not just about climate change anymore. Besides loading the atmosphere with heat-trapping greenhouse gases, human emissions of carbon dioxide have also begun to alter the chemistry of the ocean
After a five year review, NOAA's Fisheries Service has determined that the Caribbean monk seal, which has not been seen for more than 50 years, has gone extinct-the first type of seal to go extinct...
In its fourth annual Underwater Photography Contest, the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science attracted a diverse array of national and international photographic talent representing...
Coral is again flourishing in the crater left by the largest nuclear weapon ever detonated by the United States, 54 years after the blast on Bikini Atoll, marine scientists said on Tuesday.
The fragile and unique marine ecosystems of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands encompassed by the PapahA„A?naumokuA„A?kea Marine National Monument will receive additional protection under a new...
The World Photo Press Contest is one of the most prestigious competitions in the world for photo journalists. I'm proud to say that for 2008 the Nature category was dominated by underwater...
How well ocean reefs recover from the growing damage caused by warming sea temperatures depends both on how much the tiny coral polyps can eat, and how healthy they can keep the microscopic algae...
Sharks follow well-traveled "superhighways" among feeding hot spots, new research suggests. The discovery should allow scientists to create better conservation strategies for the fish
We lost one of the true pioneers in diving Ralph White. He was an innovator, very experienced and a leader. White combined his love for adventure and cinematography.
Bottom trawling, an industrial fishing method that drags large, heavy nets across the seafloor stirs up huge, billowing plumes of sediment on shallow seafloors that can be seen from space
A leatherback sea turtle recently completed the longest recorded migration of any sea vertebrate: 12,774 miles (20,558 kilometers) across the Pacific Ocean
Call for entries in the 11th annual Underwater Images Photo/Video competition. Underwater Images is a non profit corporation registered in the State of Ohio with all proceeds from this competition...
As humpback whales arrive in greater numbers for their winter breeding season, concerns rise commensurately about collisions with boats, including the Hawaii Superferry
In mid-February, at the height of Austral summer, the sun in the Antarctic never sets. Nor did the work ever stop for University of Hawaii oceanography professor Chris Measures and his team of...
A vast rubbish dump, which covers an area bigger than Australia, is floating in the Pacific Ocean and research shows it is growing bigger.
The rubbish collects in one area because of a clockwise...
A grant will fund a study of deep-water reefs in isle waters A team of Hawaii-based scientists will use a $1.4 million federal grant to study deep-water corals in the Auau Channel between Maui and...
A cataclysm 50 million years ago changed the face of the planet from the Hawaiian Islands to Antarctica, according to new research. The collapse of an underwater mountain range in the Pacific Ocean...
Coral reefs suffer when the lands above them are disturbed, finds new research by scientists from Hawaii to Australia. Clearcut logging, farming and development lead to erosion and runoff that...
Two federal agencies raised concerns in 2005 about the Hawaii Superferry's potential impact on humpback whales and other marine mammals and recommended a "consultation" to examine the...
Smelly, brown waters along the Big Island's Kona coast recently alarmed residents concerned that their shores had been polluted.
Tests of the waters over the last two months by the state haven't...
Robin Baird's research team members stare at the horizon for hours, searching for rarely seen beaked whales.
The small, gray marine mammals have been at the center of the dispute over the Navy's...
A kite-sized, unmanned airplane is joining the effort to protect endangered Hawaiian monk seals and coral reefs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Managers of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine...
Wearing suction cups that pick up brain waves, Boris the dolphin obeys orders to put his head in a small ring underwater.
A waterproof speaker dips into the water, sending out intermittent...
A small sharklike creature with a flat head and green eyes is the latest denizen of the deep sucked up to the surface at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii on the Big Island.
The newest...
The federal government has charged a vessel owner and operator with illegally fishing in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.
It's the first time federal authorities have taken such...
To help boost the declining population of Hawaiian monk seals, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service implemented a new recovery plan yesterday for this critically...
A conservation organization has requested that Alaska and six other states _ including New Jersey _ add bodies of water to their list of impaired waterways: the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
The...
Federal officials today added 145 square miles to a network of marine protected areas surrounding the Channel Islands off Southern California, doubling the range of protected underwater habitat and...
A recent study shows that the proportion of the seafloor covered with coral is declining rapidly in some parts of Maui.
Invasive alien seaweeds are blamed in part, but there could be other...
In the battle against an exotic seaweed, biologists are employing a rather unusual solution: underwater vacuum cleaners.
The cleanersu"called Super Suckersu"suck up tons of gorilla ogo,...
The combined stress of global warming and ocean acidification has many coral reef biologists very concerned.
Ocean acidification is a buzz word for marine biologist these days. The term refers...
Underwater photographer and dear friend Jim Watt passed away yesterday, July 19, 2007. In addition to being an incredible underwater shooter, Jim was a wonderful mentor for many of us in the...
Members of the International SHARK - L Discussion List have recently got together to write the following letter to Discovery Network regarding Shark Week programming.
If you feel that you agree...
Conservation groups filed a formal petition today to increase protections for critically imperiled loggerhead sea turtles that occur off the U.S. West Coast and are caught and killed in industrial...
North Pacific loggerhead sea turtles should be listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act, say two conservation groups.The Center for Biological Diversity and Turtle Island...
Is it a new species? The so-called octosquid is certainly unusual and might be new, according to local scientists.
Caught in the filter of a deep water intake pipe, the animal has 8...
A scientific study showed that endangered Hawaiian monk seals get trapped in marine debris more frequently during El Nino years than other years.
El Nino refers to a warming of the tropical...
Our Nation benefits from the oceans that contain precious natural treasures, carry much of our trade, and provide us with food and recreational opportunities. During National Oceans Month, we...
When state aquatics biologist Russell Sparks goes diving in Maalaea he sees a slippery, slimy invasive algae growing on the reef that was once healthy coral.
Gone is the coral ecosystem that is...
Federal scientists desperate to save the endangered Hawaiian monk seal from extinction want permission to kill Galapagos sharks that have been attacking and killing young seals in the Northwestern...
The Northern Marianas continues to implement plans for coral reef protection as it marks the third year of carrying out local action strategies, according to one of the Commonwealth of the Northern...
In a marine area nearly the size of California, stretching northwest from the main Hawaiian islands, a handful of anglers still ply the waters, hooking seabass and snappers during trips that last...
These Leatherback Turtles continue to be slaughtered by the Asian Long Line Fishing Fleets every hour of every day. NO one has any control on the operations of these boats. Here in U.S.A. The...
Rob Stewart's critically acclaimed, award-winning film Sharkwater, had viewers captivated at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. The film was named a Best of the Fest.
Sharkwater has...
The Kona Classic is a week long video/photo festival hosted here on the Kona Coast of the "Big Island" of Hawaii. This is the sixth annual event and the dates are May 5-12, 2007. The dive package...
In the life of nearly every Hawaiian green sea turtle hatched at Sea Life Park, a day like yesterday arrives. It's the day they are set free to roam the ocean.
One by one, 16 turtles flippered...
The state wants to bring more fish to Oahu, but first it has to hook the community with its plan.
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources' fifth shallow-water artificial reef would be...
Rows of razor sharp teeth, a carnivorous appetite and a bad reputation as a "man-eater" have made sharks a tough public relations challenge for conservationists striving to rally support...
This is a reminder that the tenth annual Underwater Images Photo/Video competition is accepting entries until Feb. 1, 2007. This is a not-for-profit competition with all proceeds going to marine...
Hawaii is participating in a national campaign to encourage pet owners to turn in unwanted aquarium fish and plants instead of dumping them in streams or the ocean.
The goal of the...
Hawaii's beaches are famous throughout the world. A new research shows parrot fish could play a big role in our sandy shores.
Parrot fish are named because their teeth are packed tightly to...
New information about what Hawaiian monk seals eat could help wildlife managers in their quest to save the species from extinction, federal scientists said yesterday.
Tiny blubber samples taken...
At least 25 tiger sharks ate a young humpback whale alive Monday off the Big Island's Kailua-Kona Coast, an eyewitness reported yesterday.
But wildlife managers say they are more worried about...
Old toothbrushes, beach toys and used condoms are part of a vast vortex of plastic trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, threatening sea creatures that get tangled in it, eat it or ride on it,...
For more than a year, conservation workers have been quietly battling one of Hawaii's most serious aquatic invasive species -- snowflake coral -- under the only commercial pier in Kauai's Port...
If you thought Cousteau wandering among heaps of garbage in the middle-of-nowhere-Hawaii was a put-on for ratings, I'm here to burst your bubble. Recently, a 13-person marine debris team working in...
Critically endangered Hawaiian monk seals will star in their own National Geographic special tomorrow night on public television.
"Hawaiian Monk Seals: Surviving Paradise" is a chance...
Federal researchers have discovered what appears to be more than 100 new species of marine animals on a three-week voyage to French Frigate Shoals, officials said yesterday.
Crabs, corals, sea...
Although late October typically conjures thoughts about the upcoming ski season, Rip Curl is hoping to please those So Cal / Hawaiian residents by giving you one less reason to ditch the waves this...
A former spy chaser is now on the prowl for marine polluters and changes in ocean conditions.
Built in 1989, and formerly based at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the former Navy submarine hunter USNS...
There were such high hopes for a monk seal pup born five months ago on an Oahu beach. Volunteers immediately moved in to protect the baby and give the endangered creature the greatest possible...
A team of scientists has embarked on a 23-day U.S. expedition to explore coral reef biodiversity in the largest fully protected marine area in the world.
The expedition aboard the U.S. National...
Coral species protected by the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge may become extinct over the next century due to the effects of global warming, according to a new report released by...
Kona, Hawaii seemed to be the perfect site for the 2006 US National FreedivingCompetition organized by USAA President, Grant Graves. The event took place over three days; Friday-Sunday, September...
Enric Sala waited 36 years to see the ocean of his dreams. The day came last fall during an expedition to the remote Line Islands 1,000 miles south of Hawaii.
Sala, a marine ecologist at the...
On the Big Island of Hawaii, the black sand beach at Punalu'u in the rural district of Kau is renowned as much for its dramatic beauty as it is for the giant sea turtles that return each year to...
In a brightly lit room tucked among the rambling old buildings of the Bishop Museum, Ken Longenecker is sifting through a pile of tiny fish bones.
The zoologist's task is tedious and the smell...
My girlfriends and I were determined to take naps the day we ended up tide-pooling in Jakalof Bay over Fourth of July weekend. A hot sun baked the rocky beach, and after we laid down enough towels,...
Most predictions of global warming and resulting sea-level rise are underestimates, the keynote speaker at the Hawaii Conservation Conference said yesterday.
Based on prehistoric records, when...
Just weeks after the U.S. established the largest area of conservation on earth in creating the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument, Marine Sanctuaries Media announces that art...
WE ARE very concerned about Hawaii's dwindling near-shore resources. The total biomass of reef fishes in the main Hawaiian Islands is less than a quarter of what it was a century ago. While...
The Hawaiian Islands have 84 percent of all coral reef area under U.S. jurisdiction. The main Hawaiian Islands have 15 percent and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 69 percent.
Reefs are the...
Whales and other marine mammals will be better protected during military training exercises using sonar now that the U.S. Navy has agreed to increased safety measures in Hawaiian waters, an...
The Ocean Conservancy posted a gallery of images and video clips in light of President Bush's action of protecting one of the last intact marine ecosystems in the world, one that is home to sharks,...
President Bush is expected to announce Thursday the establishment of the world's largest marine protected area.
The submerged islands west of Hawaii contain an expanse of untouched coral reefs...
When death strikes a coral reef, whether from an oil spill off Mexico or sediment unleashed by a dam bursting in Hawaii, marine biologists know what to look for, but not how to document and...
Advertiser science writer Jan TenBruggencate has been accompanying the scientific expedition of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship Hi'ialakai into the Northwest Hawaiian...
Three companies have agreed to pay 1.4 million to the family of a West Virginia woman who died while scuba diving in Hawaii.
Susann Lovejoy, 42, of Huntington, W.Va., drowned during a scuba...
When death strikes a coral reef, whether from an oil spill off Mexico or sediment unleashed by a dam bursting in Hawaii, marine biologists at the scene know what to look for but not how to report...
A Hawaii-based swordfish fishery faces closure for a second time following an unacceptable level of bycatch of endangered loggerhead sea turtles, it has been announced. The Western Pacific...
Offering an island tour with a sobering twist, PBS' new series "Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures" kicks off with exploration of the remote but imperiled Northwest Hawaiian Islands...
In an unprecedented but legally mandated action, the Western Pacific Fisheries Management Council requested the Secretary of Commerce to shut down the swordfish fishery before it exceeds its...
The remote 1,400-mile long string of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are blanketed with the 14 million seabirds that nest there. Beneath the surface of the surrounding waters, fish crowd into...
Emergency crews were able to disentangle an adult female humpback whale Sunday after it had been in Hawai'i waters for more than a month with loops of 1-inch line cutting into the flesh of its tail...
An environmental group waited too long to seek a ban on fishermen who sometimes catch birds and turtles with swordfish lines, a federal appeals court said yesterday in dismissing the case...
Hawai'i scientists are joining a worldwide effort to tally everything living on the reefs - a part of the Census of Marine Life, which is trying to count life throughout the oceans...
A 40-foot humpback whale wiggled off into the deep without a look back after ocean researchers and volunteers freed it from a tangle of abandoned fishing lines and other debris, possibly saving its...
Two people kayaking about a mile off Maui's Kihei coast reported an encounter with a large white shark at midday yesterday, according to state officials.
The shark, which was estimated at 18...
Bob Richmond, research professor at the University of Hawaii-Manoa's Kewalo Marine Laboratory, has received the premier international award in marine conservation for working to preserve Pacific...
Forty-five minutes into Wednesday's tour three miles off Haleiwa, four people in a shark cage started screaming with excitement.
The crew looked to see what all the commotion was about and saw a...
Dozens of scientists from Hawaii and the mainland are launching a cooperative research project at Palmyra Atoll to study the remote area's pristine coral ecosystem.
The National Wildlife Refuge...
Georgia Aquarium officials say they want to breed whale sharks - the biggest fish on earth - at the Atlanta fish tank, a never-attempted feat that would push the bounds of known aquatic science....
University of Hawaii researchers have found higher levels of carbon dioxide in the ocean could significantly slow the growth of coral.
Scientists at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology at...
Collectors can gather all the swimming gems they want for $50, threatening environment and tourism...
After 21/2 hours out on the ocean, most of that 50 feet below the surface, Randy Fernley...
Hawaii has banned fishing around the tiny islands and atolls of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, home to endangered Hawaiian monk seals and sea turtles.
Gov. Linda Lingle signed the new rules...
Marine scientists sailing the central Pacific to study its remote coral reefs have reached an underwater Eden even more pristine than they had hoped for, according to e-mail dispatches they sent...
Koie was in trouble. The female manta ray, a regular visitor along the Kona Coast, showed up in July with fishing line wrapped tightly around her right wing. Divers from several local tour...
Every year, budding underwater photographers descend upon the Royal Kona Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii for one of diving's top underwater photography competitions. I don't say this because...
Every year, budding underwater photographers descend upon the Royal Kona Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii for one of diving's top underwater photography competitions. I don't say this because...
