Ocean Watch 1996

March 18, 1996

Beaked whales are around but they keep a low profile

By admin|2020-07-15T23:37:33+00:00March 18th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch 1996, Whales|Tags: beaked whales, toothed whales, whales|0 Comments

March 25, 1996

Black coral: Beautiful, but comes at a high price

By admin|2020-07-15T23:38:22+00:00March 25th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch 1996|Tags: black coral, coral|0 Comments

April 1, 1996

No fooling – government must make trailheads safe

By admin|2020-07-15T23:38:55+00:00April 1st, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996|Tags: hiking, Kaena Point|0 Comments

April 8, 1996

Ciguatera is common, but it may not be golf’s fault

By admin|2020-07-15T23:39:06+00:00April 8th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996|Tags: Ciguatera, poisoning|0 Comments

April 15, 1996

Let these sea lions live, and let humans pay instead

By admin|2020-07-15T23:39:17+00:00April 15th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996|Tags: California sea lions, sea lions, Seattle|0 Comments

April 22, 1996

Sick sailor will likely bring anti-Vibrio drugs next trip

By admin|2020-07-15T23:39:29+00:00April 22nd, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch 1996|Tags: bacteria, staph, strep, vibrio|0 Comments

April 29, 1996

Fish’s sex lives may offer insight to human mating

By admin|2020-07-15T23:39:54+00:00April 29th, 1996|Categories: Fish, Ocean Watch 1996|Tags: fish sex, sex|0 Comments

May 6, 1996

Folks who harass octopus run risk of being bitten

By admin|2020-07-15T23:40:06+00:00May 6th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996|Tags: bite, he'e, octopus, squid, tako|0 Comments

May 13, 1996

Irresistible adventure with the whale shark

By admin|2020-07-15T23:40:17+00:00May 13th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996, sharks, Whales|Tags: plankton, shark, whale, whale shark|0 Comments

May 20, 1996

Female monk seal draws attention but needs privacy
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Female monk seal draws attention but needs privacy

Female monk seal draws attention but needs privacy

By admin|2020-07-15T23:41:23+00:00May 20th, 1996|Categories: Monk Seal, Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996|Tags: monk seal|0 Comments

May 27, 1996

Protect the environment but don’t forget tourism

By admin|2020-07-15T23:40:55+00:00May 27th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996|Tags: Hanauma Bay, snorkeling|0 Comments

June 3, 1996

Hydroids look beautiful but pack a painful sting
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Hydroids look beautiful but pack a painful sting

Hydroids look beautiful but pack a painful sting

By admin|2020-07-28T18:56:08+00:00June 3rd, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996|Tags: Hydroid|0 Comments

June 10, 1996

‘Lagoon’ cartoon critters have real counterparts

By admin|2020-07-15T23:41:41+00:00June 10th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996|0 Comments

June 17, 1996

Wildlife irony: Protect one species, hurt others

By admin|2020-07-15T23:42:12+00:00June 17th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996|0 Comments

June 24, 1996

Scientists learning more about snapping shrimp
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Scientists learning more about snapping shrimp

Scientists learning more about snapping shrimp

By admin|2020-07-28T18:57:12+00:00June 24th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996|Tags: shrimp, snapping shrimp|0 Comments

July 1, 1996

Hawaii’s largest estuary is down but far from out

By admin|2020-07-15T23:42:39+00:00July 1st, 1996|Categories: Fish, Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996|Tags: aholehole, amaama, anchovies, awa, awaaua, barracuda, gobies, Hawaiian flagtail, herring, kaku, ladyfish, milkfish, mullet, nehu, oopu, Opae, papio, Pearl Harbor, shrimp|0 Comments

July 8, 1996

Humans have decimated pencil urchin population
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Humans have decimated pencil urchin population

Humans have decimated pencil urchin population

By admin|2020-07-15T23:43:52+00:00July 8th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996|Tags: pencil urchin|0 Comments

July 15, 1996

Big demand for opihi means few can be found

By admin|2020-07-15T23:44:09+00:00July 15th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996|Tags: limpet, opihi|0 Comments

July 22, 1996

Visit to Lake Michigan yields a good fish tale

By admin|2020-07-15T23:30:33+00:00July 22nd, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996|0 Comments

July 29, 1996

Stinging limu season is here; try to steer clear

By admin|2020-07-15T23:30:47+00:00July 29th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996|Tags: rash, seaweed, stinging limu|0 Comments

August 12, 1996

Ciguatera fish poisoning remedied by new drug

By admin|2020-07-15T23:30:59+00:00August 12th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996|0 Comments

August 19, 1996

Juvenile goatfish, called oama, are good to eat or use as bait
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Juvenile goatfish, called oama, are good to eat or use as bait

Juvenile goatfish, called oama, are good to eat or use as bait

By admin|2020-07-15T23:32:01+00:00August 19th, 1996|Categories: Fish, Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996|Tags: goatfish, plankton, weke|0 Comments

August 26, 1996

Golden plovers are back for their Hawaiian feast

By admin|2020-07-15T23:31:24+00:00August 26th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996|Tags: golden pacific plover, Kolea, Plover|0 Comments

September 2, 1996

Honoring mothers’ labor in human, animal worlds

By admin|2020-07-15T23:32:10+00:00September 2nd, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996|0 Comments

September 9, 1996

Whatever they’re called, it’s great they’re around

By admin|2020-07-15T23:32:20+00:00September 9th, 1996|Categories: Boat, Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996, Sailing|0 Comments

September 16, 1996

Plover monograph must be ordered from mainland

By admin|2020-07-15T23:32:32+00:00September 16th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996|Tags: beluga whales, California Sea Lion, Plover, Waikiki Aquarium|0 Comments

September 26, 1996

Ancient Jewish command on shellfish makes sense

By admin|2020-07-15T23:32:42+00:00September 26th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996|0 Comments

September 30, 1996

Long-line fishing hooks threaten mighty albatross

By admin|2020-07-15T23:33:13+00:00September 30th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch, Ocean Watch 1996, Sea Birds|Tags: Albatross|0 Comments

October 7, 1996

Handy cards offer details on Hawaii’s coral species

By admin|2020-07-15T23:34:09+00:00October 7th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch 1996|Tags: coral|0 Comments

October 14, 1996

Ambergris was a treasure in bad old whaling days

By admin|2020-07-15T23:34:20+00:00October 14th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch 1996, Whales|Tags: Ambergris, sperm whale, whale|0 Comments

November 11, 1996

When wild animals need a human’s caring touch

By admin|2020-07-15T23:34:32+00:00November 11th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch 1996|Tags: booby, dolphin, shearwater, tern, Tern Island, turtle|0 Comments

November 18, 1996

Wedge-tailed shearwaters fall prey to dogs, cats, cars

By admin|2020-07-15T23:34:45+00:00November 18th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch 1996, Sea Birds|Tags: Wedge-tailed shearwaters|0 Comments

November 25, 1996

You, too, can volunteer to work at remote refuge

By admin|2020-07-15T23:34:54+00:00November 25th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch 1996|0 Comments

December 2, 1996

Don’t bite the shark who bites you, ocean-lovers say

By admin|2020-07-15T23:35:02+00:00December 2nd, 1996|Categories: Book Review, Ocean Watch 1996, sharks|Tags: grey reef shark, sharks, snorkeling|0 Comments

December 9, 1996

Call fisheries service if you spot the ‘Kaneohe Kid’

By admin|2020-07-15T23:35:12+00:00December 9th, 1996|Categories: Monk Seal, Ocean Watch 1996|Tags: monk seal|0 Comments

December 16, 1996

Those needlefish are not totally harmless after all

By admin|2020-07-15T23:35:20+00:00December 16th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch 1996|0 Comments

December 23, 1996

Festive holiday on board recalls Puerto Rican trip

By admin|2020-07-15T23:35:29+00:00December 23rd, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch 1996|0 Comments

December 30, 1996

Plovers’ battle for territory goes on after rival’s death

By admin|2020-07-15T23:36:30+00:00December 30th, 1996|Categories: Ocean Watch 1996, Sea Birds|Tags: Golden Pacific Plovers, Plovers|0 Comments

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