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Summary of Activities Permitted in 2022
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KUʻI KA LONO - NEWS - ‘Okakopa - October 2023
![Researchers part of the 23-day Chondria mission posing infront of the Kahana II.](/media/img/2023011723-2022-chondriaresearchers-400.jpg)
Research Mission to Study Nuisance Alga
![Small boat operators and freedivers pull up ghost nets from water.](/media/img/20230929-pmdp-marine-debris-400.jpg)
63 tons of Marine Debris removed from Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
![Small boat operators and freedivers pull up ghost nets from water.](/new-images/news-pmdp_2023-1_media_22_md.jpg)
86,100 Pounds of Marine Debris Removed from the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
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KŪ KA NŪ HOU - Iune - June 2023 Newsletter
![Eric Roberts at the Daniel K. Inouye Regional Center.](/new-images/news-pmnm-superintendent_md.jpg)
Eric Roberts named NOAA superintendent of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
![Humpback whale mother and calf.](/new-images/news-kohola2023_md.jpg)
New Research Shows Koholā Widespread in Papahānaumokuākea
![Images of February 2023 Newsletter](/new-images/news-newsletter2-2023_md.jpg)
KA HA‘ILONO - NEWS, Pepeluali - February 2023 Newsletter
![Screenshot of Google Arts and Culture story map of Papahānaumokuākea.](/new-images/news-google-arts_md.jpg)
Visit Papahānaumokuākea on Google Arts & Culture site!
2022
![Crew conduct ceremony upon a sunrise arrival at Mokumanamana.](/new-images/news-par2021_md.jpg)
Stories and Activities of Papahānaumokuākea 2021
![Divers haul large nets onto the boat.](/new-images/news-marine-debris2022_md.jpg)
![View of East Island at Lalo](/new-images/news-ahi-recovery_md.jpg)
![KUʻI KA LONO - NEWS, ‘Okakopa - October 2022 Newsletter](/new-images/news-newsletter10-2022_md.jpg)
KUʻI KA LONO - NEWS, ‘Okakopa - October 2022 Newsletter
![Coral head with overgrowth of Chondria.](/new-images/news-chondria22_md.jpg)
![Live, freshly collected specimen of Croisettea kalaukapuae.](/new-images/news-new-limu_md.jpg)
![Divers work to remove a large derelict fishing net.](/new-images/news-ghost-nets-removed_md.jpg)
86,000 Pounds of Ghost Nets Removed from a Single Reef in Papahānaumokuākea
![Hawaiian monk seal rests on a beach on
Tern Island.](/new-images/news-giysd2022_md.jpg)
Get Into Your Sanctuary Day Celebration
![Scientific diver collects green blades of algae at Manawai.](/new-images/news-nitrogen-macroalgae_md.jpg)
Researchers Identify Sources of Nitrogen in Macroalgae in Hawaiʻi
![KŪ KA NŪ HOU - NEWS, Iune - June 2022 Newsletter](/new-images/news-newsletter6-2022_md.jpg)
KŪ KA NŪ HOU - NEWS, Iune - June 2022 Newsletter
![A Hawaiian monk seal and Hawaiian green sea turtle resting on the beach at Manawai.](/new-images/news-2022field-season_md.jpg)
2022 Field Season Underway for NOAA Turtle and Seal Biologists
![Pink corals and huge white sponges of Tamana Seamount.](/new-images/news-nautiluslive2022_md.jpg)
Watch undersea exploration live in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
![Martensia abbottiae, a new species of algae from Nihoa Island.](/new-images/news-new-limu-names_md.jpg)
New limu (algae) from the coral reef twilight zone receive Hawaiian species names
![Wave breaking near Hōlei Sea Arch.](/new-images/news-earth-sea-sky_md.jpg)
Earth, Sea, Sky: Creating Connections
![KA HA‘ILONO - NEWS, Pepeluali - February 2022 Newsletter](/new-images/news-newsletter2-2022_md.jpg)
KA HA‘ILONO - NEWS, Pepeluali - February 2022 Newsletter
![A humpback whale and its calf swimming close together.](/new-images/news-waveglider2021_md.jpg)
Papahānaumokuākea celebrates Whale Week 2022
2021
![Wisdom laying on her typical nesting spot.](/new-images/news-wisdom-returns2021_md.jpg)
Wisdom is back! World’s oldest known wild bird turns 70 and returns to Midway Atoll
![A glass sponge and a snubnosed eel are surrounded by pink corals on Tamana Seamount.](/new-images/news-undersea-exploration_md.jpg)
![High school students weed the wet taro patch doing habitat restoration.](/new-images/news-bwet_md.jpg)
Hawaiʻi Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program is now accepting applications
![Hawaiian monk seal and a giant trevally at Kure Atoll.](/new-images/news-sanctuary-designation_md.jpg)
National Marine Sanctuary Designation for Papahānaumokuākea
Public Comment
![Hawaiian monk seals, green sea turtles, and seabirds on the beach.](/new-images/news-field-camps2021_md.jpg)
Sea turtle, monk seal assessment and recovery camps in the Monument
![A Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner sounds the conch shell trumpet to announce the arrival of the traditional voyaging canoe, Hikianalia, at Nihoa Island.](/new-images/news-rac-apply_md.jpg)
![Aerial view of divers collecting marine debris along shallow reef.](/new-images/news-nfwf_md.jpg)
Papahānaumokuākea Research and Conservation Program 2022
![ROV collecting a deep-sea specimen.](/new-images/news-nautilus2021_md.jpg)
Follow the E/V Nautilus expeditions in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
![Monk seal and turtle resting.](/new-images/news-save-spectacular_md.jpg)
Save Spectacular: Celebrating 50 Years of Ocean and Coastal Stewardship
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KUʻI KA LONO - NEWS, ‘Okakopa - October 2021 Newsletter
![Diver cuts a large derelict fishing net off the reef as two divers haul it into the small boat.](/new-images/news-marine-debris2021-2_md.jpg)
Clean-up mission to PMNM returns with more than 124,000 pounds of marine debris
![Dramatic view of island from sealevel.](/new-images/news-par2020_md.jpg)
Stories and activities of Papahānaumokuākea 2020
![Map of Papahānaumokuākea.](/new-images/news-expansion-anniv_md.jpg)
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Expansion Marks Five Years
![Diver surveys algal growth along reef.](/new-images/news-cruise-returns2021_md.jpg)
Scientists return from PMNM with positive reports, discoveries
![Two divers collecting alga samples along reef.](/new-images/news-nuisance-algae_md.jpg)
Researchers Collect Data on Nuisance Alga in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
![Woman and man along rocky intertidal zone with limpets in the foreground.](/new-news/images/2017/intertidal-2017-2.jpg)
Native Hawaiian Scientists depart for Papahānaumokuākea
![Top: GIYSD logo, Bottom: deep sea coral reef.](/new-images/news-giysd2021banks_md.jpg)
Get into your Sanctuary Day - Discovering Banks and Seamounts
» August 5, 2021 at 9 am Hawaiʻi / 12 pm Pacific / 3 pm Eastern
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![Top: Bird in flight, Left: GIYSD logo, Right: woman holding drawing next to bird on beach.](/new-images/news-giysd2021_md.jpg)
Get into your Sanctuary and Monuments Day Seabird Extravaganza » August 4, 2021 at 10 am Hawaiʻi / 1 pm Pacific / 4 pm Eastern
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![A humpback whale and its calf swimming close together.](/new-images/news-waveglider2021_md.jpg)
“Along for the Glide”: the Wave Glider’s Journey through Papahānaumokuākea
![Logo with background of coral reef.](/new-images/news-bluebeacon_md.jpg)
Blue Beacon Series: Big Ocean Protection » Join us on July 15th at 7 pm EST/1 pm HST »
![Two fish swimming among coral and urchin.](/new-images/news-deep-algae_md.jpg)
National Marine Sanctuary Designation for Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
![View of island with overlaid photos of speakers.](/new-images/news-voices_md.jpg)
![Left: Reef with fish and coral. Right: Rubble and dead coral.](/new-images/news-coral-alga-research_md.jpg)
Monument Field Research: Summer 2021
![Report cover over reef image.](/new-images/news-maikapomai_md.jpg)
Integrating Native Hawaiian culture into management of Papahānaumokuākea
![Woman and bird watching sunrise.](/new-images/news-wod2021_md.jpg)
Virtual 5th Annual World Ocean Day Celebration
![A Hawaiian monk seal swims along reef at French Frigate Shoals.](/new-images/news-15year_md.jpg)
Papahānaumokuākea Celebrates 15 years as a monument » Calendar of events » Accomplishments »
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KŪ KA NŪ HOU - NEWS, Iune - June 2021 Newsletter
![A juvenile Hawaiian Monk Seal rests on top of a pile of ghost nets on the windward shores of Kamole (Laysan Island).](/new-images/news-marine-debris2021-1_md.jpg)
47.2 tons of marine debris removed from Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
![The team prepares to bring a huge conglomerate net onto a small boat.](/new-images/news-marine-debris2021_md.jpg)
Marine Debris Mission Underway in the Monument
![High school students weed the loʻi (wet taro patch) doing habitat restoration, while also connecting to their ahupuaʻa.](/new-images/news-bwet_md.jpg)
Hawaiʻi Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program is now accepting applications
![KA HA‘ILONO - NEWS, Pepeluali - February 2021 Newsletter](/new-images/news-newsletter2-2021_md.jpg)
KA HA‘ILONO - NEWS, Pepeluali - February 2021 Newsletter
![Wisdom‘s newest chick shortly after hatching, with its Dad, Akeakamai.](/new-images/news-wisdom-chick2021_md.jpg)
World’s oldest known, banded wild bird hatches chick at Midway Atoll
2020
![Wisdom, the world’s oldest known, banded wild bird incubates her newest egg.](/new-images/news-wisdom-returns2020_md.jpg)
Wisdom is back, and she has an egg!
![French Frigate Shoals reefscape.](/new-images/news-nwhicrer20_md.jpg)
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Celebrates 20 years
![2020 State of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument: Status and Trends 2008-2019 - Cover on the right.](/new-images/news-som_md.jpg)
2020 State of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Released
![A Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner sounds the conch shell trumpet to announce the arrival of the traditional voyaging canoe, Hikianalia, at Nihoa Island.](/new-images/news-rac-apply_md.jpg)
![Nihoa as seen from aboard the Polynesian voyaging canoe Hikianalia.](/new-images/news-wh10year_md.jpg)
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Celebrates 10 Years as a World Heritage Site
![College of Charleston professor of biology Heather Spalding documents a mat of invasive algae at Pearl and Hermes Atoll.](/new-images/news-algae-identified_md.jpg)
Algae species discovered infesting NW Hawaiian waters has been identified
![Credit: Steven Gnam](/new-images/news-nfwf_md.jpg)
![Island of Mokumanamana](/new-images/news-par2019_md.jpg)
Stories and activities of Papahānaumokuākea 2019
![Boobies perch atop ceremonial shrines in the Monument. Credit: Kaleomanuiwa Wong](/new-images/news-10year-moku_md.jpg)
Fourteen Things You Should Celebrate About Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
![Virtual World Oceans Day Celebration](/new-images/news-wod2020_md.jpg)
Virtual World Oceans Day Celebration
![The monument is home to many species found
nowhere else on Earth and is a critically important
nesting ground for green sea turtles and breeding
ground for Hawaiian monk seals.](/new-images/news-monumental-connections1_md.jpg)
![Waikīkī Aquarium’s 4,000 gallon Northwestern Hawaiian Islands display. Credit: Waikīkī Aquarium](/new-images/news-aquarium-live_md.jpg)
Streaming LIVE: Waikīkī Aquarium’s 4,000 gallon Northwestern Hawaiian Islands display!
![Milestones graphic](/milestones/images/milestones.jpg)
Papahānaumokuākea – A Monumental Celebration
![Reserve Advisory Council members, 2018. Credit: Nicole Evans/NOAA](/new-images/news-rac-profile_md.jpg)
Celebrating past and present council members' participation
![Wave glider conducts soundscape research in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument](/new-images/news-waveglider_md.jpg)
Wave glider conducts soundscape research in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
2019
![Wisdom the Laysan albatross returned to Midway Atoll on November 22, 2019.](/new-images/news-wisdom-returns2019_md.jpg)
![Kaga gun mount.](/new-images/news-kaga_md.jpg)
WWII Japanese warships discovered off Midway by R/V Petrel
![Bleached <i>Pocillopora</i> colonies observed during a photoquad transect survey at Kure Atoll.](/new-images/news-coral-bleaching_md.jpg)
Coral bleaching observed in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
![Deep-sea corals and sponges provide habitat and refuge for many other animals living on or near the seafloor. Here, a sponge covered with hundreds to thousands of tiny anemones also provides a home to several brittlestars (pink), crinoids or “sea lilies” (yellow), and a basket star (brown).](/new-images/news-falkor2019_md.jpg)
Necker Ridge: Bridge or Barrier?
Watch live streaming undersea exploration
![Left: Fish school at French Frigate Shoals prior to Hurricane Walaka. Right: Divers observed devastating damage to coral reef sites at French Frigate Shoals.](/new-images/news-coral-alga-research_md.jpg)
Researchers observe coral reef damage, invasive alga in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
![Four wahine researchers head out to Papahānaumokuākea aboard the <i>Searcher</i>.](/new-images/news-searcher2019_md.jpg)
Mai Ka Pō - Return to the Source
Journey to Papahānaumokuākea aboard the Searcher
![The satellite track of Motherload's journey of more than 600 miles from O‘ahu to French Frigate Shoals.](/new-images/news-motherload_md.jpg)
Motherload: The Story of a Fertile Turtle »
![A kaʻupu soars over the ocean.](/new-images/news-kaupu-translocation2019_md.jpg)
Albatross chicks get new home! »
![Wisdom’s mate Akeakamai stands over their newly hatched chick.](/new-images/news-albatross-chicks2019_md.jpg)
Wisdom a mother again; endangered short-tailed albatross welcome first chick! »
2018
![2019 Hanalei Moon and Tide Calendar.](/new-images/news-hanalei2019_md.jpg)
2019 Hanalei Moon and Tide Calendar Now Available »
![Wisdom and her egg on Midway Atoll in 2018.](/new-images/news-wisdom-returns2018_md.jpg)
![French Frigate Shoals reefscape.](/new-images/news-symposium2018_md.jpg)
![The after satellite image of the impacts upon East Island from Hurricane Walaka in French Frigate Shoals.](/new-images/news-ffs-walaka_md.jpg)
Assessing the Damage: The First Step After Hurricane Walaka »
![Satellite image of Hurricane Walaka.](/new-images/news-ffs-bulletin_md.jpg)
French Frigate Shoals Impacted by Hurricane Walaka »
![map of Papahānaumokuākea.](/new-images/news-nautilus2018_md.jpg)
Scientists embark on expedition to explore seamounts in Papahānaumokuākea »
![Wisdom and Chick standing together, 2018.](/new-images/news-pmnm-song_md.jpg)
Wildlife Artist Patrick Ching hosts Papahānaumokuākea Song and Coloring Book Contest »
![Albatross on Midway.](/new-images/news-midwayea_md.jpg)
Midway Seabird Protection Project Draft Environmental Assessment Available for Public Comment »
![Wisdom and Chick standing together, 2018.](/new-images/news-wisdom2018_md.jpg)
At 67, Wisdom is a mother once again! »
2017
![2018 Hanalei Moon and Tide Calendar. Credit: Hanalei Watershed Hui, the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, State of Hawaiʻi, Division of Aquatic Resources, Waipā Foundation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument](/new-images/news-hanalei2018_md.jpg)
2018 Hanalei Moon and Tide Calendar Now Available »
![As Wisdom forages offshore for food, her mate, Akeakamai, shares the responsibility of caring for their egg. This photo captured on December 13, 2018 is the first images of Akeakamai and Wisdom’s egg since their return to Midway Atoll.](/new-images/news-wisdom2017_md.jpg)
![NOAA maritime archaeologist Dr. Kelly Keogh investigates an anchor at the Two Brothers shipwreck site at French Frigate Shoals.](/new-images/news-twobrothers2017_md.jpg)
Whaleship in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands makes history – again »
![Rock crabs, or aʻama, are common in the spalsh zone in both the main and northwestern Hawaiian islands.](/new-images/news-intertidal-2017_md.jpg)
Scientists Monitor ‘Opihi and other Intertidal Species in Papahānaumokuākea »
![A large ulua (giant trevally) swims amidst a school of omilu (bluefin trevally) while divers survey corals at French Frigate Shoals.](/new-images/news-ramp-2017_md.jpg)
The 2017 RAMP Expedition to Papahānaumokuākea Embarks »
![Veteran's Day at the IMMF Memorial, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial.](/new-images/news-midway-remembrance_md.jpg)
Battle of Midway 75 Year Anniversary Remembrance »
![NOAA maritime archaeologists survey the remains of a sunken World War II era aircraft at Midway Atoll, credit: NOAA/PMNM](/new-images/news-midway-expedition_md.jpg)
![Image of Agencies Remove Estimated 100,000 Pounds of Marine Debris from Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument](/new-news/images/2017/marine-debris-event_md.jpg)
![Office of Hawaiian Affairs officially named as 4th Co-Trustee of Papahānaumokuākea](/new-news/images/2017/oha-logo_md.jpg)
Office of Hawaiian Affairs officially named as 4th Co-Trustee of Papahānaumokuākea »
2016
![Coral Reef Fish named in Honor of President Obama Unique to Papahānaumokuākea](/new-news/images/2016/obama-fish_md.jpg)
Coral Reef Fish named in Honor of President Obama Unique to Papahānaumokuākea »
![2017 Hanalei Moon and Tide Calendar](/new-news/images/2016/hanalei-calendar-2017_md.jpg)
2017 Hanalei Moon and Tide Calendar »
![President Obama Makes historic visit](/new-news/images/2016/midway-obama-visit_md.jpg)
President Obama Makes historic visit »
![Scientists discover new deep-sea Butterflyfish species](/new-news/images/2016/butterflyfish-2016_md.jpg)
Scientists discover new deep-sea Butterflyfish species »
![President Announces Expansion of Papahānaumokuākea](/new-news/images/2016/pmnm-expansion-map_md.jpg)
President Announces Expansion of Papahānaumokuākea »
![Summary of Public Meetings on Papahānaumokuākea Expansion](/new-news/images/2016/expansion_md.jpg)
Summary of Public Meetings on Papahānaumokuākea Expansion »
![Papahānaumokuākea Expansion Public Meetings Announced](/new-news/images/2016/expansion_md.jpg)
Papahānaumokuākea Expansion Public Meetings Announced »
![Deep Reefs off Kure Atoll Harbor Fish Species Unique to Hawaiʻi](/new-news/images/2016/fish-species_md.jpg)
Deep Reefs off Kure Atoll Harbor Fish Species Unique to Hawaiʻi »
![Governor Ige issued a special proclamation to honor the 10-year anniversary of the establishment of the Monument](/new-news/images/2016/ige-proclamation_md.jpg)
![Largest Known Sponge in the World Discovered in PMNM](/new-news/images/2016/largest-sponge_md.jpg)
Largest Known Sponge in the World Discovered in PMNM »
![Twelve Tons of Marine Debris Removed from Papahānaumokuākea](/new-news/images/2016/marine-debris-removed_md.jpg)
Twelve Tons of Marine Debris Removed from Papahānaumokuākea »
![Expedition Departs to Papahānaumokuākea for Annual Intertidal Surveys](/new-news/images/2016/intertidal-surveys_md.jpg)
Expedition Departs to Papahānaumokuākea for Annual Intertidal Surveys »
![Okeanos Explorer departs to Survey Deep-Sea Areas in Papahānaumokuākea](/new-news/images/2016/okeanos-departure_md.jpg)
Okeanos Explorer departs to Survey Deep-Sea Areas in Papahānaumokuākea »
![New Algae Species Discovered in Hawaii's Deep Waters](/new-news/images/2016/deep-algae_md.jpg)
New Algae Species Discovered in Hawaii's Deep Waters »
![2016 Hanalei Moon and Tide Calendar](/new-news/images/2016/hanalei-calendar-2016_sm.jpg)
2016 Hanalei Moon and Tide Calendar »
2015
![Lightning Strikes Twice and In the Heart of the Sea](old-images/lst_1_tmb.jpg)
![On November 19, 2015 Wisdom Returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and was observed with her mate on November 21.](old-images/wisdom_2015_3_tmb.jpg)
Wisdom Returns to Papahānaumokuākea »
![Rare species at a depth of 300 feet at Kure Atoll in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.](/news/images/2015/biogeo-2015_sm.jpg)
Expedition to Papahānaumokuākea yields more Incredible Discoveries »
![Expedition science leads Christopher Kelley (background) and Daniel Wagner (foreground) monitor an ROV dive in the science control room of the Okeanos Explorer.](old-images/okeanos_2015_1_tmb.jpg)
Scientists – and the Public – explore the Deep-Water Habitats of PMNM »
![Clarence "Aku" Hauanio (left), recipient of the 2015 Umu Kai Award, with Nākoa Goo (right), Mokupāpapa Discovery Center program coordinator.](old-images/umu_kai_2015_tmb.jpg)
Clarence "Aku" Hauanio is Awarded 2015 Umu Kai Award »
![NOAA Ship <i>Okeanos Explorer</i> systematically explores the deep oceans of the world.](old-images/okeanos_2015_tmb.jpg)
The Okeanos Explorer departs for Papahānaumokuākea »
![A diver encounters a school of ulua aukea, or giant trevally.](/news/images/2015/ramp-2014_sm.jpg)
The 2015 RAMP Expedition to Papahānaumokuākea Embarks »
![The <i>Hikianalia</i> (left) and <i>Searcher</i> (right) off Nihoa.](/news/images/2015/intertidal-cruise-2015_sm.jpg)
Science and Culture Come Together in First Joint Expedition to Papahānaumokuākea »
![The deep water black coral <i>Leiopathes annosa</i> in the waters around Niʻihau.](old-images/new_species_black_coral2_tmb.jpg)
Scientists Describe New Species of Black Coral »
![National "Get Into Your Sanctuary" Day flyer.](old-images/sanctuary_day_2015_tmb.jpg)
Celebrate National "Get Into Your Sanctuary" Day »
![A monk seal lounges on the shore at Lisianski Island, where NOAA researchers set up a summer field camp.](old-images/monk_seal_field_camp_deployed1_tmb.jpg)
Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program Field Camp Deployed »
![Laysan duck mother with her brood on Kure Atoll.](old-images/laysan_duck_proud_parents_1_tmb.jpg)
Translocated Laysan Ducks on Kure Atoll are Proud Parents »
![Image of PMNM's marine debris campaign poster appearing on the public bus system on Oʻahu.](/news/images/2015/monsternet_sm.jpg)
A Real Monster: Marine Debris »
![Two female Hawaiian monk seals, Pua and Mele, are released on Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.](old-images/monk_seal_return16_tmb.jpg)
Hawaiian Monk Seals Return Home »
![Athline Clark](old-images/athline_clark_tmb.jpg)
Athline Clark named NOAA's superintendent of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »
2014
![2015 Hanalei Moon and Tide Calendar](old-images/hanalei_calendar_2015_tmb.jpg)
Now Available - 2015 Hanalei Moon and Tide Calendar »
![Unusual sighting on Laysan: a Millerbird perched – not in naupaka – but in an ʻāweoweo shrub.](old-images/millerbird_10_30_14_2_sml.jpg)
![A P-40K Warhawk of the 78th Fighter Squadron.](/news/images/2014/p-40k-warhawk_sm.jpg)
World War II Era Fighter Plane Discovered at Midway Atoll »
![An unidentified species of sea urchin in the genus <em>Diadem</em>a, photographed at 280 feet at French Frigate Shoals.](/news/images/2014/biogeo-2014_sm.jpg)
Researchers Make New Discoveries in the Monument »
![A male/female pair of Laysan ducks on Eastern Island at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.](old-images/laysan_duck_translocation_1_tmb.jpg)
Endangered Laysan Ducks Have a New Home »
![A researcher conducts a reef survey on Pearl and Hermes Reef. Credit: Scott Godwin/NOAA](/news/images/2014/ramp-2014_sm.jpg)
The 2014 RAMP Expedition to Papahānaumokuākea Embarks »
![UAS Project Lead Todd Jacobs (kneeling) and Puma operator LTJG Tanner Sims watch as they launch the Puma at French Frigate Shoals.](old-images/uas_2014_7_tmb.jpg)
Scientists use Unmanned Aircraft Systems to survey wildlife in PMNM »
![Large blackfoot ʻopihi (ʻopihi makaiauli) line the shoreline; in the distance the intertidal monitoring team checks for waves.](/news/images/2014/intertidal-cruise-2014_sm.jpg)
Researchers Return from Monitoring ʻOpihi in the Monument »
![Dr. Ricky Grigg.](old-images/nwhi_researcher_tmb.jpg)
![Endangered and endemic ulūlu (Nihoa Millerbird) in flight.](old-images/millerbird2_tmb.jpg)
Nihoa Millerbird Receives Hawaiian Name »
![Scene from Journey to Pihemanu](old-images/journey_to_pihemanu_tmb.jpg)
![Scientists set sail aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute's R/V Falkor to map a significant portion of PMNM's largely uncharted seafloor.](old-images/falkor1_tmb.jpg)
Mapping Expedition to Papahānaumokuākea Returns »
![Deep reef off Midway Atoll dominated by Hawaiian endemic reef fish species including <em>Chaetodon miliaris</em>, <em>Anampses chrysocephalus</em>, <em>Pseudanthias thompsoni</em>, <em>Centropyge potteri</em>, <em>Sargocentron xantherythrum</em>, <em>Genicanthus personatus</em> and <em>Chromis hanui</em>.](old-images/endemism1_tmb.jpg)
Fish Found Nowhere Else on Earth Thrive on Papahānaumokuākea's Deep Reefs »
![Dr. Kelly Gleason investigates a ginger jar at the <em>Two Brothers</em> shipwreck site.](old-images/two_brothers_03_noaa_gleason_sml.jpg)
![Wisdom and her newest chick on Midway Atoll NWR](old-images/wisdom_and_chick_2014_tmb.jpg)
At 63 Years Old, Wisdom Hatches Another Chick »
![2014 Hanalei Moon and Tide Calendar](old-images/hanalei_calendar_2014_tmb.jpg)
Now Available - 2014 Hanalei Moon and Tide Calendar »
![NOAA's Daniel K. Inouye Regional Center (IRC) on Ford Island.](old-images/irc_move1_tmb.jpg)
PMNM Main Office Moves to the Inouye Regional Center »
![My Hawaiʻi Story Project Contest 2014 flyer](old-images/hawaii_story_contest_2014_tmb.jpg)
My Hawaiʻi Story Project Contest 2014 »
![Short-tailed albatross and chick.](old-images/short_tailed_albatross_hatches1_tmb.jpg)
Endangered Short-Tailed Albatross Hatches at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge »
2013
![Screenshot of Pearl and Hermes Atoll on Google Streetview.](old-images/google_streetview_tmb.jpg)
More PMNM Locations Go Live on Google Street View »
![Blackfoot ʻopihi in a tidepool at Nihoa.](/research/images/opihi2013/intertidal_cruise2013_4_tmb.jpg)
Intertidal Monitoring Team Uses New Monitoring Methods in Papahānaumokuākea »
![PMNM Research Diver Brian Hauk examines the newly-discovered table coral off Oʻahu.](old-images/table_coral_discovery_oahu2_tmb.jpg)
PMNM Divers Discover Table Coral Acropora cytherea off Oʻahu »
![Researchers conduct intertidal surveys in the Monument.](/research/images/opihi2013/intertidal_cruise2013_1_tmb.jpg)
Intertidal Monitoring Cruise sets out to Papahānaumokuākea »
![Hawaiian monk seal mother (right) and her nursing pup.](old-images/monk_seal_mom_and_pup_tmb.jpg)
Monk Seal Research Expedition Underway »
![Millerbird peering up from the edge of a Naupaka bush.](old-images/millerbird_dalton_tmb.jpg)
Endangered Millerbird Population on Laysan Island Doubles to More Than 100 »
![NOAA rebreather diver Daniel Wagner at Laysan in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.](/research/images/biogeo2013/biogeo2013_7_tmb.jpg)
New Discoveries Tie Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to Johnston Atoll »
![Bottlenose dolphins emerge from the swell approximately 30 km NE of French Frigate Shoals.](old-images/cetacean_cruise_2013_sml.jpg)
![13,795-kg pile of derelict fishing gear and plastic debris.](old-images/midway_pile_tmb.jpg)
Final Count: Team removes 14 metric tons of marine debris from Midway Atoll »
![Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo.](../maritime/imgs_brewsterf2a3buffalo/brewsterf2a3buffalo_tmb.jpg)
Life of Brewster Pilot is Reminder of Courage during Battle of Midway »
![Apex predators such as tiger sharks are at the top of the food web in Papahānaumokuākea. They are dependent on bottom-dwelling algae as the base of the food web.](old-images/link_algae_sharks1_tmb.jpg)
The Link between Algae and Sharks on Healthy Coral Reefs »
![Kevin O'Brien and Brian Yannutz remove derelict fishing gear from a reef at Midway Atoll.](old-images/marinedebris_midway_tmb.jpg)
Team Removes 9 tons of Marine Debris at Midway Atoll »
![Hawaiʻi State Representative Jessica Wooley (far left) looks on as members of the State congratulate Tim Johns (2nd from left), ʻAulani Wilhelm (center) and Uncle Buzzy (at right, in lei) after presenting them with a proclamation.](old-images/honoring_nwhicrer1_tmb.jpg)
Jessica Wooley Honors Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve »
![Mokupāpapa Discovery Center](old-images/mokupapapa_relocation_tmb.jpg)
Mokupāpapa Discovery Center Relocating to Larger Space »
![Wisdom returns to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to resume her chick rearing duties on February 8, 2013.](old-images/wisdom_mate4_tmb.jpg)
Wisdom Does it Again: World's Oldest Bird Hatches Another Chick »
![2013 Hanalei Moon and Tide Calendar](old-images/hanalei_calendar_2013_tmb.jpg)
2013 Hanalei Moon and Tide Calendar »
2012
![Maritime archaeologists Kelly Gleason and Bert Ho examine the propeller blades at the sunken aircraft site.](/maritime/imgs_brewsterf2a3buffalo/midway_plane12_tmb.jpg)
![A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist and four volunteers arrived safely in Honolulu.](old-images/tern_evacuation_tmb.jpg)
![Artwork by Lomani Kalei O.](old-images/md_contest4_tmb.jpg)
Students get Creative to Spread Awareness of Marine Debris »
![Nihoa Millerbird](old-images/midway_google1_tmb.jpg)
Midway Atoll is now available on Google Maps street view. »
![NOAA scientific diver followed by large ulua while conducting coral reef surveys at Pearl and Hermes Atoll, 200 feet.](/research/images/biogeo2012/biogeo2012_3_tmb.jpg)
Deep Coral Reef Expedition Discovers new fish and habitat in Papahānaumokuākea »
![Intertidal monitoring team members monitoring the rocky intertidal shoreline in between waves at Mokumanamana.](/research/images/opihi2012/6_moku-dean_tokishi.jpg)
Intertidal Monitoring Cruise Returns from Papahānaumokuākea »
![ʻOpihi abound in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.](old-images/10_springer_tmb.jpg)
Intertidal Monitoring Cruise Departs to Papahānaumokuākea »
![Nihoa Millerbird.](/research/images/randy_deep_reef_tmb.jpg)
BioGeographic Expedition departs for Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »
![Nihoa Millerbird.](old-images/millerbird_090412_1_tmb.jpg)
Second Translocation of Millerbirds Completed »
![Kimi Werner greets a solitary ulua while diving in PMNM.](old-images/hi_skin_diver_tmb.jpg)
Papahānaumokuākea featured in Hawaii Skin Diver TV show and magazine »
![PMNM Maritime Heritage Coordinator Kelly Gleason examines a large trypot at the Two Brothers shipwreck site.](/education/images/ramp2012/acoustic_recorder_tmb.jpg)
Researchers Return from 24-Day Expedition to Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »
![PMNM Maritime Heritage Coordinator Kelly Gleason examines a large trypot at the Two Brothers shipwreck site.](old-images/trypot_tmb.jpg)
Exhibit features lost whaling shipwreck found in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands »
![Translocated Millerbird at home on Laysan Island.](old-images/millerbird_tags_tmb.jpg)
Second Voyage to Move Endangered Millerbirds Departs Honolulu »
![PMNM booth highlights artists that inspire conservation of the Monument.](old-images/ramp/coral_survey_gar_jason_tmb.jpg)
![Papahānaumokuākea gears up for Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference 2012](old-images/hcc_booth_tmb.jpg)
Art Inspiring Conservation: Papahānaumokuākea gears up for Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference 2012 »
![Participants of marine debris removal activities sit atop a mound of derelict fishing gear collected in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.](old-images/2012_marine_debris_tmb.jpg)
Fifty metric tons of marine debris cleared from Northwestern Hawaiian Islands »
![Dr. Kelly Gleason investigates a ginger jar at the <em>Two Brothers</em> shipwreck site.](old-images/two_brothers_03_noaa_gleason_sml.jpg)
Maritime Heritage Cruise Set to Depart to Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »
![Planting native, low-lying shrubs of ʻākulikuli.](old-images/cousteau_12_1_tmb.jpg)
Honoring Jacques Cousteau – Red Cap Day »
![UAS in flight.](old-images/uas_boat4_tmb.jpg)
NOAA Demonstrates Unmanned Aircraft System for Ocean Monitoring »
![Many endemic species are abundant in Papahānaumokuākea.](old-images/watt_ffs_tmb.jpg)
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Celebrates its 6th Birthday »
![Short-tailed albatross testing his wings.](old-images/stal_6_10_2012_tmb.jpg)
Short-tailed Albatross Fledges at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge »
![Climate Change workshop participants.](old-images/cl_ch_tmb.jpg)
PMNM hosts Climate Change Workshop »
![Nihoa Millerbird](old-images/kingman_reef_tmb.jpg)
2012 Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program for the U.S. Pacific Remote Islands and American Samoa »
![Table coral and fishes at Rapture Reef in French Frigate Shoals.](old-images/table_coral_rapture_reef_french_tmb.jpg)
![SBD Dauntless dive bombers approaching the burning Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma.](/maritime/imgs_midway/battle_mid_uss_hornet_tmb.jpg)
![Hawaiian monk seals are endemic to the Hawaiian Archipelago.](old-images/monk_seal_tmb.jpg)
Good Neighbors: How To Share Hawaii's Beaches with Endangered Monk Seals »
![Reserve Advisory Council members.](old-images/rac2011_tmb.jpg)
![Nihoa Millerbird Fledgling on Laysan Island.](old-images/millerbird_fledgling_tmb.jpg)
Free-flying Millerbird Chick on Laysan Marks Giant Step Forward for Conservation of Species »
![Nihoa Millerbird Recovery Team.](old-images/millerbird_recovery_team_tmb.jpg)
Nihoa Millerbird Recovery Team Honored for Achievements »
![Nice pose of a Millerbird, the morning after release on Laysan.](old-images/millerbird031612_tmb.jpg)
100 Years Later, Endangered Millerbirds Breed Once Again on Laysan Island »
![Sooty tern in flight.](old-images/sooty_tern_wlevin_tmb.jpg)
Wayne Levin's Photo Exhibit of Papahānaumokuākea at Mokupāpapa Discovery Center »
![Technical diver surveying black coral populations.](old-images/black_coral_tmb.jpg)
PMNM Research Specialist Publishes a Study on the Reproduction of Hawaiian Black Corals »
![Plastic bag marine debris.](old-images/rac_plastic_bag_tmb.jpg)
![Masked booby family.](old-images/holaniku2_tmb.jpg)
Holaniku – Photographic Exhibition of Kure Atoll and other Northwestern Hawaiian Islands »
![Short-Tailed Albatross](old-images/short_tail_albatross_pr_tmb.jpg)
![ʻŌhai planting along the north coast at Kaʻena Point](old-images/navigating_my_course_planting_tmb.jpg)
![Dr. Sylvia Earle and Wyland – Welcome to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge](old-images/wyland_earle_tmb.jpg)
Dr. Sylvia Earle and Wyland – Welcome to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge »
2011
![Daniel Wagner presenting to 4th grade students at Island Pacific Academy.](old-images/ipa_tmb.jpg)
Inspiring Elementary School Students at Island Pacific Academy »
![Dr. Kelly Gleason investigates a ginger jar at the <em>Two Brothers</em> shipwreck site.](old-images/two_brothers_03_noaa_gleason_sml.jpg)
![Laysan Albatross](old-images/wisdom_tmb.jpg)
World's Oldest Laysan Albatross is Back! »
![Jellyfish](old-images/jellyfish_tmb.jpg)
![Short-tailed Albatross](old-images/short_tailed_albatross_tmb.jpg)
The Short-tailed Albatross Couple Has Returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge! »
![Papahānaumokuākea's Native Hawaiian Program Specialist Presenting at the CRIOBE Seminar in Mo'orea, French Polynesia.](old-images/keoni_criobe_tmb.jpg)
![Students from Leilehua High School participate in NOAA's Adopt a Drifter Program.](old-images/adopt_a_drift_tmb.jpg)
NOAA's Adopt a Drifter Program »
![Daniel Wagner gives seminar on mesophotic research in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands](old-images/dan_hpu_seminar_tmb.jpg)
![Lānaʻi High School Students](old-images/lanaihs_tmb.jpg)
Lānaʻi High School Collaboration »
![Naval Air Museum](old-images/opihi2011/photo_1_springer_tmb.jpg)
Western and Hawaiian Science Combine to Provide Management Baseline for ʻOpihi »
![Naval Air Museum](old-images/oceanliteracyday_sml.jpg)
Ocean Literacy Day at the Waikīkī Aquarium »
![Nihoa Millerbird](old-images/24_nihoa_millerbird_mark_macdonald_sml.jpg)
Release of Nihoa Millerbirds on Laysan Island Offers New Hope for Critically Endangered Species »
![Naval Air Museum](old-images/navalmuseum_sml.jpg)
![Bryan's shearwater (Puffinus bryani)](old-images/shearwater_sml.jpg)
![RAMP Cruise Coral Survey](old-images/ramp/coral_survey_gar_jason_tmb.jpg)
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Reef Assessment and Monitoring Cruise »
![Air Show](old-images/pam_airshow_sml.jpg)
The Biggest Little Airshow on Ford Island »
![Waikiki Aquarium](old-images/aquarium_fish_sml.jpg)
![Permitted Acivities 2010 Annual Report](old-images/permit_report_sml.jpg)
2010 Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument's Permitted Activities Report »
![RAC Meeting](old-images/noaa_logo_news_tmb.jpg)
NOAA Releases its Final Policy on Aquaculture »
![Short-tailed Albatross Chick Banded](old-images/albatross_banding_day_sml.jpg)
![Pocillopora meandrina](old-images/cauliflower_coral_tmb.jpg)
![Monk Seal Camp](old-images/monk_seal_camp_tmb.jpg)
![Reserve Advisory Council](old-images/legislative_rac_honored_tmb.jpg)
Reserve Advisory Council and Papahānaumokuākea Honored at Hawaiʻi State Senate »
![Nesting Great Frigatebirds](old-images/tsunami/tsunami_assessment_tmb.jpg)
![Na Kama Kai](old-images/nakamakai_00.jpg)
World Class Sand Sculptors Create Living Seascape at Oʻahu's Kahana Bay »
![Coral Bleaching](old-images/cbws_00.jpg)
Experts tackle challenge of responding to coral bleaching in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands »
![PMNM Facebook](../images/fb_screencap_00.jpg)
Keep in touch with the latest news and developments from Papahānaumokuākea on facebook »
![Nets to Energy](old-images/nfe_debris_00.jpg)
Hawaiʻi Nets to Energy Program Provides Power from Marine Debris Collected in Papahānaumokuākea »
![Two Brothers](old-images/two_brothers_14_nantucket_historical_association_news.jpg)
2010
![Message from Bill Clinton](old-images/message_from_president_clinton_sml.jpg)
Message from President Bill Clinton »
![World Heritage Inscription](old-images/10th_wh_pr_tmb.jpg)
![Marine Managers Gathering](old-images/marine_mgrs_tmb.jpg)
World Heritage Marine Managers Gather »
![Monitoring and Assessment](/tenth/tenthimg/ramp_participants_tmb.jpg)
![PMNM Coral Bleaching](old-images/bleaching_escape.jpg)
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Escape Severe Coral Bleaching Event »
![Coral Bleaching Report](old-images/coral_bleaching_tmb.jpg)
![Coral Bleaching Conditions](old-images/conditions_rpt7.jpg)
![Coral Bleaching Watch](old-images/coral_bleaching.jpg)
Coral Bleaching Watch Begins for Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »
![Hawaiian Fishes Discovered](old-images/cameraman.jpg)
![UNESCO World Heritage Inscription](old-images/nesting_frigatebirds.jpg)
![Grendel](old-images/grendel_pre_salvage.jpg)
Grounded Sail Boat Gets Recycled Life »
![Wayne Levin](old-images/levin_web_photo.jpg)
Recent Photographs by Wayne Levin Exhibit Opens at First Hawaiian Center »
![Coral Reef Signage](old-images/coral_reef_sign.jpg)
Respecting Hawai‘i's Coral Reefs, One Sign at a Time »
![Restoration](old-images/restoration_sml.jpg)
Hawaii Students Help Restore Native Forests during Navigating Change Field Trips »
Participants for Papahānaumokuākea ‘Ahahui Alaka‘i Program Chosen »
![Lost on a Reef exhibit](../images/video/loar_feature.jpg)
"Lost on a Reef" Maritime heritage exhibit opens at Mokupāpapa »
NWHI Compensation Program for Commercial Lobster and Bottomfish Fishermen Complete »
Monument Website Brings The Place To The People »
2009
![New species](old-images/new_species.jpg)
Deep Sea Submersibles Find New Species in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands »
Nominations Sought for Papahānaumokuākea Educators Workshop on Midway Atoll »
![Coral arrives](old-images/wa_coral.jpg)
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Coral Arrives At The Waikiki Aquarium »
![Neki](old-images/neki_sml.jpg)
Papahānaumokuākea Islands Mostly Spared by Tropical Storm Neki »
![Marine debris](old-images/debris_sml.jpg)
Ship Returns From Papahānaumokuākea Loaded With Marine Debris »
World's Largest Marine Protected Areas Sign Partnership Agreement »
![Mokumanamana](old-images/mokumanamana_sml.jpg)
Unveiling the Secrets of a Mystery Island »
![Hokulea](old-images/vessel_sml.jpg)
Protecting Papahānaumokuākea from Marine Aliens »
![Hiialakai](old-images/hiialakai_sml.jpg)
Deep Coral Reef Exploration Reveals more Ocean Wonders »
2008
Finding Marine Debris
Archipelago Exhibition
2007
65th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway »
Our Sea of Islands: A Regional Forum for Oceania on Marine Managed Areas and World Heritage »