“We grouped the 12 species in this designation based on their interconnectedness and reliance on ecosystems found only on the island of Hawaii,” wrote Lasha-Lynn Salbosa, Pacific Islands Fish and ...

More Than 100 New Species Discovered In Hawaiian Islands Date: October 31, 2006 Source: Census of Marine Life ... U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, and NOAA.

Fish species unique to Hawaii dominate deep coral reefs in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 03 / 140313154218.htm ...

There’s nothing new about the struggle to save Hawaii’s endangered species. The Islands are known as the “extinction capital of ... Diversity estimated it would cost about $2.3 billion a year to ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Sharks, jacks, parrot fish and other colorful reef fish are quickly ...

Each year I await with dread the federal government’s catalog of endangered and threatened species in the Hawaiian Islands, where I was raised and where I live. On its 2015 list, the Fish and ...

Scientists returned Wednesday from a 28-day research expedition aboard NOAA Ship Hi’ialakai exploring the deep coral reefs within Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern ...

A new effort is now underway to open the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to commercial fishing, led by the Western Pacific Fishery ...

It turns out the fish I saw that day in Wainiha a half mile offshore were lehe the Hawaiian thicklip jacks. The only pictures I have seen of this rare and elusive jack were from Midway Atoll ...

COURTESY U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. An iiwi is seen in the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge on Hawaii island.