96 Tons of Waste Gathered from North Pacific Gyre
Ocean Voyages Institute’s (OVI) sailing cargo ship, SV Kwai, has returned to the port of Honolulu after completing the second leg of OVI’s 2022 expedition.
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June 8 Webinar: Hope in Hawaii, Mission Blue
Mission Blue will host a webinar on June 8 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time (U.S. and Canada) called “Hope in Hawaii.”
Read moreOcean Networks to Conduct Hawaii Subsea Cable Study
The study will identify suitable landing sites, landing stations, the safest submarine cable routing and the required cable specifications to build a new inter-island fiber-optic network for the Hawaiian Islands.
Read more170 Tons of Plastic Removed from Pacific
Ocean Voyages Institute’s marine plastic recovery vessel, SV Kwai, docked in Honolulu after 35 days at sea, successfully concluding the second and final haul of the nonprofit group’s 2020 open-ocean recovery mission, adding 67 tons to the record-setting 103 tons (206,000 lb.) removed in June, which became the largest open-ocean cleanup in history. The nonprofit group’s total for the summer season now
Read moreHawaiian Blessing Ceremony for Wave Energy Converter
The Naval Facilities (NAVFAC) Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (EXWC) based in Port Hueneme, California, has successfully developed, towed and begun the official installation of a green energy altering wave energy converter (WEC) device off the coast of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Partnering with Ocean Energy USA LLC, the WEC device will move to Marine Corps Base Hawaii to be
Read moreSatellite Technology to Inform Coral Reef Monitoring System
Satellite technology is informing a global coral reef monitoring system and providing imagery that will help scientists understand the current health of the reef and better monitor its change over time. This fall, five pilot sites were developed in order to refine mapping methods, including Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia; Moorea, French Polynesia; Lighthouse Reef, Belize; West Hawaii Island,
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