Upcoming Events
Ola ka Inoa - Examining the Legacies of Inoa ʻĀina for Papahānaumokuākea
Feb 4, 2021 (20:30 - 21:30) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Jacob Beland
For the month of February, in celebration of Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi - Hawaiian Language Month, the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries - Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument will co-host the weekly webinar series in partnership with Hale Kuamoʻo Hawaiian Language Center at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. All talks will highlight the importance of historical Hawaiian language...
Pre-Recorded: The Race to Save the Arctic
Feb 5, 2021 (17:00 - 18:00) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Jacob Beland
The Arctic is a region line no other in the world. Diverse landscapes - sea ice, coastal wetlands, upland tundra, mountains, wide rivers, and the sea itself - are home to more than 4 million people and an abundance of wildlife. However, due to climate change, mining, shipping, oil and gas development, and overfishing, the Arctic faces an uncertain future. In...
Seaside Chats - Manta Rays: The Mysterious Giants in our Backyard
Feb 10, 2021 (16:30 - 17:30) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Jacob Beland
Manta rays are some of the most poorly studied ocean giants, and are threatened by fisheries, ship strikes, habitat degradation, and a suite of other human impacts. Many populations around the world are in decline, and the species was recently listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act and the IUCN red list. Meanwhile, an undescribed species of manta ray has been hiding in plain sight in...
Nunulu i ka lani - Profound reverberations for Hawaiian naming processes in Papahānaumokuākea
Feb 11, 2021 (20:30 - 21:20) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Jacob Beland
For the month of February, in celebration of Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi - Hawaiian Language Month, the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries - Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument will co-host the weekly webinar series in partnership with Hale Kuamoʻo Hawaiian Language Center at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. All talks will highlight the importance of historical Hawaiian language...
Submerged NC: Hidden Beneath the Waves - Exploring NC's Underwater Cultural Heritage
Feb 16, 2021 (10:00 - 11:00) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Jacob Beland
NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary and the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology presents the first webinar in a year-long series titled “Submerged NC.”
Partnering since 1975, NOAA and the state of North Carolina work to research, honor, and protect the hallmarks of North Carolina’s underwater cultural heritage: shipwrecks. From violent storms and dangerous shoals to world...
Seaside Chats - Gulf Coast Reefs: Weathering the Storm
Feb 17, 2021 (16:30 - 15:30) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Jacob Beland
Hurricane Harvey dumped thirteen trillion gallons of rain on southeast Texas in August of 2017. We know what it did on land, but how did this impact the coral reefs off Texas’ coast, in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary? What can we expect from extreme storms in the future? Dr. Adrienne Correa, Assistant Professor of BioSciences at Rice University, will share ongoing research...
Exploring cultural dimensions of marine species in the Hawaiian Archipelago
Feb 18, 2021 (20:30 - 21:30)
Hosted by: Jacob Beland
For the month of February, in celebration of Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi - Hawaiian Language Month, the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries - Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument will co-host the weekly webinar series in partnership with Hale Kuamoʻo Hawaiian Language Center at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. All talks will highlight the importance of historical Hawaiian language...
Seaside Chats - Remarkable Algae in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
Feb 24, 2021 (16:30 - 17:30) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Jacob Beland
Extensive sampling of deepwater macroalgae in FGBNMS and the northwestern Gulf of Mexico has resulted in an innovative approach to exploratory research for the discovery, identification, and classification of algal diversity. The research of Dr. Suzanne Fredericq, Professor of Biology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, focuses on rhodolith or algal nodule beds, which represent an...
