In the Ala Wai Canal in Waikiki, Hawai‘i, the abundance of Vibrio vulnificus, an infectious bacterium, is strongly influenced by the amount of rainfall in the surrounding areas, according to a recently published study by oceanographers at the University of … Read More
For the first time, scientists have a comprehensive overview of the gaps in our knowledge about ocean areas targeted for deep-sea mining and how they could be impacted. New research, published recently in the journal Marine Policy and co-authored by … Read More
Ocean and Great Lakes Paper: The oceanic sink for anthropogenic CO2 from 1994 to 2007. Primary Author: Richard Feely, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (NOAA Research March 2019 webstory)
Witnessing a widespread coral bleaching event during the summer of 2015 sparked Mariko Quinn’s determination to conserve that which she loved. Growing up on the edge of the water of Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Quinn spent many days exploring, swimming and … Read More
A team of University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers in the Department of Oceanography’s Center for Microbial Oceanography—Research and Education (C-MORE), along with collaborators at the University of California Santa Cruz, and the California State University San Marcos, have just … Read More
A team of researchers led by SOEST oceanography professors Grieg Steward and Kyle Edwards has spent years taming mysterious marine microbes from the open ocean to grow in the lab, then investigating their feeding habits. The group’s latest discoveries revealed … Read More
When he initially came to the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Jacob Vasquez enrolled in the pre-engineering program. After learning about the Global Environmental Science (GES) program in the UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) … Read More
Recent breakthroughs in multiple fields of study now allow researchers to follow the entire life cycle of ocean fishes—from when and where they are spawned, to where they disperse and grow, to when and where they are captured, transported, and … Read More
Changes in ocean physics, chemistry, and biology are occurring in response to human activities. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa oceanographer Seth Bushinsky recently received an infusion of support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Science Foundation … Read More
Similar to a giant sponge, the ocean absorbs a quarter of the excess CO2 produced every year from human activities (anthropogenic carbon) around the world. Carbon dioxide dissolves in the surface water and through the overturning circulation of ocean currents and mixing … Read More