Sea Turtle Research Program (STRP), Marine Biology, SCUBA
The Second Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Research and Conservation in the Hawaiian Islands and Oceania took place at Hawaii Pacific University on Friday April 8. Laura Jim and Marc Rice, along with two stuents, Alden Mazo and Eli Mellon got up really early on Friday to catch a flight to Oahu to attend the …
Hualalai tAGGING TRIP The HPA-STRP Directors Laura Jim and Marc Rice traveled to Hualalai (Four Seasons Resort) with 8 HPA students where we were hosted by David Chai (Director of Natural Resources) and his team (Lauren, Madison and Nikki). The purpose of the trip was to capture, tag, record body measurements, and conduct health assessments …
CORAL AND REEF FISH SURVEY 2/24/2022 AT KALOKO-HONOKOHAU HARBOR As the second semester draws to a close, Capstone Student Phoebe Wyatt needed to get one more coral and reef fish survey to “round out” her projects data collection objectives. During this time of year it is often very difficult to conduct in water research because …
Mauna Lani Auberge Resort -TURTLE MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT TRIP #6 On Wednesday 2/23/2022, five HPA students from the Upper School traveled with Laura Jim and Marc Rice to measure, weight and tag 4 green turtles during their monthly health assessment at Mauna Lani Auberge Resort’s Malama Honu Program. . These turtles are captive reared turtles …
Kona Boat Dive – 2/5/2022 Laura Jim and 12 HPA students traveld to Honokohau Harbor, Kona to make a boat dive with Torpedo Tours . They made two dives in the afternoon. The first one was at a marine protected area where there was a high abundance of fish. The second dive was on a …
Mauna Lani Bay Tagging Trip January 27, 2022 The HPA STRP Directors Laura Jim and Marc Rice traveled with 10 HPA students to Mauna Lani Bay where we were hosted by Pi’i Laeha, Director of the Mauna Lani Auberge Resort’s (MLAR) Malama Honu Program. The purpose of the trip was to capture, tag, record morphometric …
On Wednesday 1/26/2022, four HPA students from the Middle School’s Turtles and More Club along with 4 HPA Upper School students traveled with Laura Jim and Marc Rice to measure, weight and tag 4 green turtles during their monthly health assessment at Mauna Lani Auberge Resort’s Malama Honu Program. . These turtles are captive reared …
On Saturday, 1/22/2022, a Hui KihloloAloha ranger called and reported a turtle that was stranded high up on the pahoehoe lava some 20 meters from the water’s edge. To see more about this situation please go to Kiholo turtle stranded
Have you seen a sea turtle with a number on its shell? Assessing green sea turtle populations helps researchers evaluate the effectiveness of conservation and recovery measures, and can help guide actions to enhance recovery. NOAA Fisheries needs your help to spot honu with the temporary alpha-numeric marks (like “HA95” or “OA48”) on their shells. …
STRANDED TURTLE HAS LONG HISTORY WITH SEA TURTLE RESEARCH PROGRAM (click for more info)