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"SHARKY SUNDAYS" (4.28.24) #HammerheadSharks Have a 360-Degree field of vision. The only place a hammerhead has a blind spot is directly above and below its head. #SharkySundays #HawaiiSeaGrant #HBEP #HanaumaBayEducationProgram #MLCD #marineconservation #marinelife #sharks
CRITTER OF THE WEEK (4.27.24): Juvenile #BigeyeEmperor (#Mū) usually exhibit a pattern of three dark saddles with light narrow bars between, but can take on the silvery gray coloration as well. #CritteroftheWeek #HawaiiSeaGrant #HBEP #HanaumaBayEducationProgram #MLCD #marinelife
"INVERT THURSDAYS" (4.25.24): Did you know ... the fluorescent blue color is ONLY present in photographs taken with sunlight. This species of coral prefers shallow water exposed to surge. #InvertThursdays #HawaiiSeaGrant #SOEST #HBEP #HanaumaBayEducationProgram #MLCD
"SHARKY SUNDAYS" (4.21.24): Did you know ... A shark’s signature dorsal fin at the top of its body helps to keep it stable and swimming in straight line. *Photo courtesy: mkewithkids.com/post/shark-fac… #SharkySundays #HawaiiSeaGrant #HBEP #HanaumaBayEducationProgram #MLCD
"INVERT THURSDAYS" (4.18.24): The #RedSpottedGuardCrab has many bright red spots on a light brown background. It is most common at depths greater than 40 ft. in Cauliflower Coral & Antler Coral. #InvertThursdays #HawaiiSeaGrant #SOEST #HBEP #HanaumaBayEducationProgram #MLCD
"FLIGHT FRIDAYS" (4.20.24): The #LongBilledDowitcher feeds in shallow water along the edge of mudflats with a "sewing machine" motion. *Photo courtesy: Carol Riddell #FlightFridays #HawaiiSeaGrant #SOEST #hbep #HanaumaBayEducationProgram #MLCD #hawaiiaudubonsociety
"FLIGHT FRIDAYS" (4.12.24): On Oʻahu, the #BlackNoddy (#noio) feeds in Kaneʻohe Bay and in brackish ponds on the Marine Corps Base Hawaiʻi. #FlightFridays #HawaiiSeaGrant #SOEST #hbep #HanaumaBayEducationProgram #MLCD #marinelifeconservation #hawaiiaudubonsociety #birdsofhawaii
"INVERT THURSDAYS" (4.11.24): Rare in sand at scuba depths in Hawaii but on fairly common on shallow reef flats elsewhere. This is Hawaiiʻs smallest harp. #HawaiiSeaGrant #SOEST #HBEP #HanaumaBayEducationProgram #MLCD #marinelifeconservation #marinelife #invertebrate #harpsnail
"COASTAL WEDNESDAYS" (4.10.24): #OrnateSeaweed are abundant in the surf zone and on rocky coasts. They are pine-cone shaped with thick, toothed, cup-like blades. #CoastalWednesdays #HawaiiSeaGrant #SOEST #hbep #HanaumaBayEducationProgram #conservation #outreach #brownseaweed
"SHARKY SUNDAYS" (4.7.24): Did you know ... One of the earliest known species of sharks is the #Cladoselache. The fossils of these 1.2 meter sharks are over 400 million years old. #SharkySundays #HawaiiSeaGrant #HBEP #HanaumaBayEducationProgram #MLCD #sharkconservation
"COASTAL WEDNESDAYS" (3.27.24): #Padina typically grows where there are sandy, clayey or silty sediments in pools beneath receding mudstone and sandstone cliffs. #CoastalWednesdays #HawaiiSeaGrant #SOEST #hbep #HanaumaBayEducationProgram #conservation #outreach #seaweed
Alo)(A Friday (4.5.24): With all the high winds (15-35mph) weʻve been having at Hanauma Bay today, the waves crashing over Baboonʻs Nose are huge. Come check it out! #HawaiiSeaGrant #soest #HBEP #hanaumabaynaturepreserve #HanaumaBayEducationProgram #MLCD #highsurfadvisory
CRITTER OF THE WEEK (3.24.24): The #PepperedMoray (#puhikāpaʻa) usually inhabits water less than 30 ft. deep in a variety of habitats including large tidepools, brackish anchialine ponds, harbors & turbulent rocky shores. #HawaiiSeaGrant #HBEP #HanaumaBayEducationProgram #MLCD
Aloha Friday (3.22.24): For the 3rd straight day, a Hawaiian Monk Seal came up onto the shoreline to take a quick nap and then went on its way in the early morning hours. #HawaiiSeaGrant #soest #HBEP #HanaumaBayEducationProgram #MLCD #protectedspecies #endemicspecies #MonkSeal
"COASTAL WEDNESDAYS" (3.15.24): #Paʻuohiʻiaka is a small trailing vine abundant on dry rocky coasts & cliffs. Plants may be shiny or covered with dense silver hairs. #CoastalWednesdays #HawaiiSeaGrant #SOEST #hbep #HanaumaBayEducationProgram #conservation #plants #outreach
"INVERT THURSDAYS" (3.7.24): "#SnappingShrimps all have a greatly enlarged pincer modified to produce a loud pop or crack when snapped shut. The resulting shock wave can reportedly stun small animals. #HawaiiSeaGrant #SOEST #HBEP #HanaumaBayEducationProgram #MLCD
"COASTAL WEDNESDAYS" (2.28.24): The highly-prized hard reddish-brown wood of the #Lama was used by Hawaiians to build temples and fish traps and fence sacred areas. #CoastalWednesdays #HawaiiSeaGrant #SOEST #hbep #HanaumaBayEducationProgram #conservation #endemicspecies
CRITTER OF THE WEEK (2.24.24): An #endemic, common shoreline scorpionfish, the #SpotfinScorpionfish that hunts in the shallows at night & hides under rocks by day, preferring depths of less than 15 ft. #CritteroftheWeek #HawaiiSeaGrant #HBEP #HanaumaBayEducationProgram #MLCD
"COASTAL WEDNESDAYS" (2.14.24): #Limukohu in the Hawaiian language, means "pleasing seaweed". It has a bitter taste, somewhat reminiscent of iodine, and is a traditional ingredient in poke. #CoastalWednesdays #HawaiiSeaGrant #SOEST #hbep #HanaumaBayEducationProgram #conservation
"SHARKY SUNDAYS" (2.11.24): The #LongfinMakoShark’s name comes from its especially long pectoral fins. These fins are often just as long as (or even longer than) its head. #SharkySundays #HawaiiSeaGrant #HBEP #HanaumaBayEducationProgram #MLCD #marineconservation
