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Recent Shark Attacks Are Worrying Beach-Goers, Yet Experts Say They’re Very Rare AP Photo/Charles Krupa/2019

Recent Shark Attacks Are Worrying Beach-Goers, Yet Experts Say They’re Very Rare

There were only 57 unprovoked bites last year, and five of those were fatal, according to University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File.

Community Groups Are Trying To Learn Just How Clean — Or Dirty — Maui’s Beaches Really Are Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023

Community Groups Are Trying To Learn Just How Clean — Or Dirty — Maui’s Beaches Really Are

The public is filling in the gaps because the government lacks the resources to regularly test most beaches.

Humpback Whales Are ‘Remarkably Resilient’ Even Amid Climate Crisis, New Study Shows Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023/NOAA Permit No. 19655

Humpback Whales Are ‘Remarkably Resilient’ Even Amid Climate Crisis, New Study Shows

When a researcher first went to study whales from the air, he worried for their future. His recent findings make him hopeful.

‘Reduce The Human Footprint At Molokini’: New Study Examines Tourism’s Impact Courtesy of Kevin Weng

‘Reduce The Human Footprint At Molokini’: New Study Examines Tourism’s Impact

Researchers took advantage of the pandemic to see how thousands of snorkelers can change an ecosystem.

Researchers Hope A New Hybrid Reef Will Help Save Coral In Hawaii Christina Jedra/Civil Beat/2022

Researchers Hope A New Hybrid Reef Will Help Save Coral In Hawaii

This project will create a part-natural, part-artificial reef to help reduce wave energy and host an engineered ecosystem.

NOAA: Hawaii And Alaska Are Showing The Effects Of  Climate Change Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2023

NOAA: Hawaii And Alaska Are Showing The Effects Of Climate Change

Scientists are also working to integrate Indigenous intelligence as part of efforts to combat climate change.

Voters Support Nearshore Water Protection Despite State Scrapping 30×30 Goal, Polling Finds Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Voters Support Nearshore Water Protection Despite State Scrapping 30×30 Goal, Polling Finds

Four out of five voters are supportive of stricter fishing regulations, according to a poll commissioned by The Nature Conservancy.

Tagging Whales Tells Researchers ‘The Story Of The Whole Ocean’ Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023/NOAA Permit No. 19655

Tagging Whales Tells Researchers ‘The Story Of The Whole Ocean’

In the waters off Maui, scientists are gathering data on whales to learn how each piece fits in a delicate marine ecosystem.

Hawaii Whale Dies With Fishing Nets, Plastic Bags In Stomach Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources via AP/2023

Hawaii Whale Dies With Fishing Nets, Plastic Bags In Stomach

The body of the 56-foot long, 120,000-pound whale was first noticed on a reef off Kauai on Friday.