[Coral-List] National Marine Sanctuaries Webinar Series – How NASA Satellites Help Protect the Coral Reefs of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

Andy Collins - NOAA Federal andy.collins at noaa.gov
Tue Dec 8 21:34:30 UTC 2020


National Marine Sanctuaries Webinar Series

How NASA Satellites Help Protect the Coral Reefs of Papahānaumokuākea
Marine National Monument

December 17, 2020 • 12 PM HST, 2 PM PST

Register for free here:
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2408378375578348045?utm_medium=email&utm_source=GovDelivery

An extensive outbreak of a newly identified algae, Chondria tumulosa,
threatens the survival of the coral reefs at Manawai (Pearl and Hermes)
with the potential to spread to nearby atolls in Papahānaumokuākea Marine
National Monument. Due to the remote location of these atolls and the
impacts of this alga, Keolohilani H. Lopes Jr. (JIMAR Field Logistics
Technician for Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument and Remote
Sensing Ph.D. Student at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) and his
project team participating in NASA’s DEVELOP program created a tool in
Google Earth Engine that enabled partners to remotely monitor ocean
conditions and determine the potential primary driver(s) that may have
contributed to the pervasive spread of the nuisance red algae.

This presentation is part of the Third Thursday By the Bay Presentation
Series at Mokupāpapa Discovery Center that is the visitor center for
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hilo, Hawai`i. This lecture
series is also supported by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
through a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

The National Marine Sanctuaries Webinar Series provides educators with
educational and scientific expertise, resources, and training to support
ocean and climate literacy in the classroom. This series currently targets
formal and informal educators, students (high school through college), as
well as members of the community, including families. You can also visit
the archives of the webinar series to catch up on presentations you may
have missed here:
https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/teachers/webinar-series-archives.html

Register for free here:
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2408378375578348045?utm_medium=email&utm_source=GovDelivery
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Andy Collins
Education Coordinator
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
Mokupāpapa Discovery Center
76 Kamehameha Ave
Hilo, HI 96720

Office: 808-725-5891
Cell:  808-294-5556
Fax:  808-933-8186

email: andy.collins at noaa.gov

Visit us on the Web: www.papahanaumokuakea.gov
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