Each month, our Hawai’i team leads reef surveys to record any hooked or injured sea turtles, and ensure our reefs stay free of unwanted debris.

With the help of our volunteers, we are able to:

  • Record hooked/entangled or injured sea turtles
  • Document greens and hawksbills using photo-ID
  • Monitor fibropapilloma tumors
  • Observe coral reef threats
  • Report other protected species
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Updates

Action Alert: The Ocean Observation Network Needs Protection

| 2026, California, Conservation, Current Action, Eastern Tropical Pacific, Email, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Headquarters, News, Other Locations, PSA | No Comments
Header photo: A surface mooring deployed by the Ocean Observatories Initiative. Credit: Sheri N. White © WHOI, Image from work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation Ocean Observatories Initiative.…

The Marine Mammal Protection & Endangered Species Acts Enforcement in Action

| 2026, Conservation, Eastern Tropical Pacific, Hawaii, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, News, Other Locations, PSA | No Comments
By Stella Little, Communications Intern Earlier this month, a man intentionally hurled a rock the size of a coconut at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal off the shores of Lahaina,…

Our Ocean Parks, Our Shared Legacy: Celebrating National Marine Sanctuary Day

| 2025, Bay Area, California, Conservation, Eastern Tropical Pacific, Endangered/Threatened Species, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, Other Locations, Santa Barbara | No Comments
Photo of the Flower Gardens Bank by Greg McFall.  Beneath the surface of our nation’s waters lies a living network of stories, species and heritage - all safeguarded by America’s…