Mālama Nā `Apapa Event

MNA has been doing regular reef clean-ups around the island. Debris removed is largely fishing line and lead weights. On October 29 we had a monster haul of 3636m of fishing line and over 300lbs of lead and other trash. The lead was recycled by giving it back to local fishers. This dive was via a dive boat which costs real money. The divers were all volunteers. Please see our Donate page to contribute to more clean-ups, or come help us if you are a certified diver. See below for a before/after of just one of the 88 coral formations…

The upcoming El Niño could subject Kaua‘iʻs corals to much higher water temperatures than normal. In preparation for the possible loss of corals to bleaching, MNA is surveying numerous sites on the South Shore. These are sites that we have surveyed previously, and we will survey them again after any abnormal temperatures. These surveys allow us to measure coral health and abundance, among many other things.