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3-Year Study of Deep Hawaiian Coral Ecosystems Print E-mail
Written by KGMB9 News - news@kgmb9.com   
October 25, 2007 12:15 AM

 
Hawaii's coral reefs are the some of the most beautiful in the world yet very little is known about the islands reefs in deeper waters.

And the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is about to change that.

With a $1.4 million three-year study of the deep Hawaiian coral ecosystems.

Four Honolulu-based groups have each been awarded $500,000 to conduct the research, which include the Bishop Museum, the University of Hawaii, the state and NOAA's Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center.

Scientists will focus on the recently discovered coral ecosystem in the auau channel between Maui and Lanai and hope to determine the characteristics of deep water reefs and how they compare to reefs in shallow waters.



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Last Updated ( October 25, 2007 12:15 AM )
 


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