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Marine Life Conservation Districts - Hawaii
First introduced to Hawaii in 1967 with Hanauama Bay on Oahu, Marine Life Conservation Districts (MLCD) are designed to conserve and replenish marine resources. MLCDs allow only... -
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM) - Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI)
Boundary of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM), located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI). Created in 2006, Papahanaumokuakea is the largest... -
Ahihi-Kinau Marine Natural Area Reserve - Maui, Hawaii
Boundary of the marine portion of the Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve. The statewide Natural Area Reserves System (NARS) was established to preserve areas that support... -
Fisheries Management Areas - Hawaii
Boundaries of fisheries management areas (FMA) for the State of Hawaii. The mission of the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) is to manage, conserve and restore the... -
Fish Replenishment Areas - Big Island, Hawaii
Boundaries of fish replenishment areas (FRA) along the leeward (west) coast of Big Island in Hawaii. In order to replenish populations of heavily collected aquatic species, a... -
Hawaii Coral Reef Strategy (HCRS) Conservation Action Plan (CAP): South Kohala Priority Site
The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) is the primary agency responsible for coordinating Hawaii's reef... -
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge - Hawaii
One of the few regions within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) with a marine component, Midway Atoll is one of the most remote... -
Habitat Blueprint: West Hawaii Focus Area
The Habitat Blueprint provides a forward-looking framework for NOAA to think and act strategically across programs and with partner organizations to improve coastal and marine... -
Hawaii and Pacific Islands King Tides Project
The University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program's Hawaii and Pacific Islands King Tides Project documents high water level events known as King Tides to better understand... -
Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary - Hawaii
Boundaries of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (HIHWNMS). Created by Congress in 1992 to protect humpback whales and their habitat in Hawaii. The... -
West Maui Wave Run-up Forecast Validation
The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS), University of Hawaii School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology Department of Oceanography, and Hawaii Sea Grant are... -
Hawaii Marine Laboratory Refuge - Coconut Island, Hawaii
This marine refuge consists of the coral reefs and bay waters surrounding Coconut Island (Moku o Loe) located in Kaneohe Bay on the east coast of Oahu in Hawaii. Except for... -
Hawaiian Islands Sentinel Site Cooperative: West Hawaii Focus Area
The Hawaiian Islands Sentinel Site Cooperative (SSC) is one of five areas across the country that make up NOAA's Sentinel Site Program. This program brings together a network of... -
Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Areas - Hawaii
Boundaries of bottomfish restricted fishing areas (BRFA) for the State of Hawaii. It is unlawful for any person to take or possess bottomfish while in a vessel that is drifting... -
Kahoolawe Island Reserve - Hawaii
Boundary of the marine portions of the Kahoolawe Island Reserve for the island of Kahoolawe in Hawaii. Beginning in World War II, Kahoolawe was used as a training ground and... -
Kaupulehu Proposed Marine Reserve Area - West Hawaii Island, Hawaii
Proposed marine reserve area at Kaupulehu in the northern part of the Kona district on the west coast of Hawaii Island. The community proposal includes no-take for 10 years to... -
Paiko Lagoon Marine Wildlife Sanctuary - Oahu, Hawaii
Boundary of the Paiko Lagoon Wildlife Sanctuary. Located in the Kuliouou section of Honolulu, Oahu this sanctuary was established in 1981 by the State of Hawaii to protect the...