Operations plan for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve, prepared by NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program in consultation with the State of Hawaii and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The plan serves as the managem...

This report provides a summary of progress made toward implementation of the Reserve Operations Plan (ROP) and the activities and accomplishments of NOAA's Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve (reserve). It is a review of the managem...

A new species of mesophotic marine red algae, Ethelia hawaiiensis sp. nov., is illustrated and described. Ethelia hawaiiensis is distinguished from other members of the genus by its large diameter assurgent filament cells, and in having thallus cavities t...

The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Hawai‘i, is one of the most isolated and protected archipelagos in the world, making it a natural laboratory to examine macroalgal-microbial diversity because of limited direct anthropogenic impacts. We co...

Coral reefs worldwide are exposed to increased levels of thermal stress due to global warming. A coral reef at the remote island of Kapou (Lisianski) in Papahānaumokuākea experienced an unprecedented level of heat stress in 2014, which resulted in coral b...

This document assesses impacts to terrestrial and marine habitats within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM or Monument) at Lalo (French Frigate Shoals) in light of a rapidly changing climate. It frames the existing problem(s) and propos...

"Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) surveys at 465 sites on 11 reefs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) inventoried coral species, their relative abundances, and their distributions during 2000-2002. Surveys (462) around the 10 islands were in dep...

This report documents the marine debris removal operations of the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument between October 11 and November 9, 2007.

"The distribution and abundance of scleractinian corals at Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands was determined by georeferenced towed-diver surveys that covered close to 27,000 m2 of benthic habitat and site-specific surveys at 21 sites during ...

"Missions: A Collected data on abundance and species composition of trap-captured lobster at two banks in the NWHI to compare with results of previously collected data; B) Obtain length-frequency data on spiny and slipper lobsters to compare with those of...

"The purpose of this document is to provide a brief summary of the most recent survey efforts conducted in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center as part of ...

"Necker Island, a remote island located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, provides a unique opportunity to investigate species-level algal and benthic invertebrate assemblages and assess temporal variation of coral reef ecosystems exposed to minimal a...

"Records the first time mass bleaching events have been observed in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands during a September 2002 expedition."

This is the first report of diseased caused coral damage in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

"There has been a worldwide increase in the reports of diseases affecting marine organisms. In the Caribbean, mass mortalities among organisms in reef ecosystems have resulted in major shifts in community structure. However, our ability to fully understan...

Large amounts of marine debris are present in shallow reefs adjacent to beach haulouts of the critically endangered Hawaiian monk seal, Monachus schauinslandi. These areas serve as seal pup nurseries, and injury and death caused by entanglement in marine ...

"Previous marine debris studies in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) have focused on the density, type, and tonnage of debris in various reef and island habitats. Cleanup efforts have grown from a single ship working for a small amount of time to m...

Proclamation by President George W. Bush to establish the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument, providing high level of protection for nearly 140,000 square miles of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands area. At its establishment it is the ...

"Data collected: Digital images of diseased coral; Field notes on signs of coral bleaching or disease; Samples of diseased coral for histopathological analysis; Digital images from algal photoquadrats; Algal voucher specimens; Algal field notes of species...

This document provides a record of Marine Debris Removal Operations conducted on Oscar Elton Sette Cruise OES-06-09.

Personnel from the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), NOAA, conducted reef assessment/monitoring and mapping studies in waters surrounding the Northwestern Hawaiian Isl...

This report documents the marine debris removal operations of the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument between July 18 and August 14, 2007.

This report documents the marine debris removal operations of the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument between September 17 and October 3, 2007.