Massive underreporting of deep-sea fish catch revealed in new study
The practice of towing giant fishing nets along the seafloor has caused the extraction of 25 million tons of fish, leading to the collapse of many fish populations.
The practice of towing giant fishing nets along the seafloor has caused the extraction of 25 million tons of fish, leading to the collapse of many fish populations.
The UH Office of Sustainability has been designated by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education as one of only 13 Centers for Sustainability.
The study synthesized 10 years of datasets for the first time to get a big-picture perspective on Âé¶¹´«Ã½'s reef health and regional impacts and it provides a foundation for further research and informs policies to protect coral reefs.
UH has completed 300 research cruises to Station ALOHA, about 60 miles north of Oʻahu, one of the best-sampled places in the world¡¯s oceans with a decades-long record of how the ocean responds to climate change.
Winners of the UH President¡¯s Green Initiative Awards were honored in a ceremony on February 8 as part of the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Sustainability in Higher Education Summit.
The role of the commission, which includes UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹'s Rosie Alegado, Makena Coffman and Chip Fletcher, is to gather the latest science and information on climate change impacts to Âé¶¹´«Ã½.
This year¡¯s summit will focus on accelerating University of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ systemwide sustainability curricular initiatives.
Inaugural Âé¶¹´«Ã½²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Strategic Investment Initiative projects capitalize on the strengths of the university and focuses on a challenge facing Âé¶¹´«Ã½, the solutions of which can be exported to the world.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ high school students and recent graduates conduct original research on human impacts and global change affecting coral reef ecosystems.
The first winners of the UH President’s Green Initiative Awards were honored as part of the fourth Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Sustainability in Higher Education Summit.