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Fish Pono- Save our Reefs, a local public education campaign, aims to raise awareness on replenishing herbivore fish populations for healthy coral reefs.
When herbivores — our reef’s lawnmowers — such as uhu (parrotfishes), nenue (chubs), kala, kole, manini, other surgeonfishes and sea urchins are in low abundance, coral reefs are overgrown with seaweeds and begin to suffocate and die.
When herbivores are in low abundance, coral reefs are overgrown with seaweeds and begin to suffocate and die.
A newly formed organization called Fish Pono–Save Our Reefs aims to raise awareness about the crucial role of replenishing herbivore fish populations in preserving healthy coral reefs. The group, consisting of ocean enthusiasts, scientists, watermen and women, and fishers, emphasizes the concept of living “pono,” in harmony with nature.
A study reveals that a key number of hours of darkness during the lunar cycle triggers mature Hawaiian box jellyfish to swim to leeward Oʻahu shores to spawn.