Hunter Lab

04/24/2017

01/28/2017

Is there a sustainable option when it comes to plastic bags?

01/21/2017

Simple changes can make a difference!

Air travel is usually the largest component of the carbon footprint of frequent flyers

08/11/2016

3D printing can help replenish damaged reefs

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05/30/2016

But for scientists, the idea that something abnormal is happening seems hard to escape. “We seem to have gone from an era when mass coral bleaching was unheard of, to the modern era where it has now occurred three times in 18 years”- Dr. Terry Hughes

It's the worst bleaching event on record at the iconic reef -- and just part of a broader global bleaching episode.

03/18/2016

Soon they'll add corals reefs to the growing list of ecological systems/communities/species that can be monitored by UAVs

New Monash University research has paved the way for drones to revolutionise ecological monitoring.

12/10/2015

Josh had another great morning collecting aerial images of patch reef 44! Thanks Derek Kraft for all your help! .

12/06/2015

MS student Josh is leading the expansion of UAV operations at coconut island!

Luxury private island or state-of-the-art research facility? Collaborator Josh Levy shares his perspective of Coconut Island and Kaneohe Bay while testing a new autopilot for Marvin, the Franklin Lab UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle). Marvin will collect high-resolution aerial reef data, and help us gain a comprehensive view of KBay patch reefs.

12/05/2015

Isolated reefs hit hard by El Nino warming gives insight to projected impacts of climate change on coral reefs globally. “It’s like holding a crystal ball. We can figure out the effect, we can figure out why, we can figure out which corals are super performers. If we understand that, we can make targeted conservation solutions, we can learn lessons and transfer them to other reefs.” “Climate change is coming to all of those reefs. If we sit and do nothing right now, it will too late.”

Pacific reefs devastated by El Nino offer a glimpse of the future under global warming

12/04/2015

Short answers to hard questions about climate change.

The issue can be overwhelming. The science is complicated. We get it. This is your cheat sheet.

11/19/2015

Amazing piece on the training of "Super Corals" at University of Hawaii at Manoa and Coconut Island. Drs. Hunter, Jokiel, and Gates do a great job of explaing the importance of corals, the impacts of coral bleaching, and what we can to protect coral reefs as we know them.

There is an unsustainable amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere that is poisoning our natural world, and scientists are engaged in a heated debate on how to mitigate its effects. In Hawaii, one scientist has decided to stop debating and do something to save the vital coral reefs that protect ou…

11/13/2015

Hunter Lab graduate Maya Walton is helping NOAA conduct coral bleaching surveys throughout the Main Hawaiian Islands. Here are some concerning images documenting the extent of coral bleaching on Big Island reefs.