SeaSTARS

On September 16th, the UH Hilo MOP SeaSTARS (Sea Surveying, Training, and Response Squad) kicked off the school year with a calibration snorkel for our new diving recruits! The calibration snorkel allowed our veteran divers and our newest SeaSTARS additions to test their surveying skills on fish and coral props for excellent science diving practice!
This weekend, many of our new recruits will be joining us for our first dive of the school year in Hilo Bay! We are very excited to continue to expand the program with a great group of new SeaSTARS divers!

SeaSTARS divers survey the reef inside and outside the Hilo Bay Breakwater while QUEST hopefuls take water quality samples from the boat.

On Saturday, September 10th, the SeaSTARS kicked off the semester with a round of surveys at Wai'olena in Hilo, HI. We are excited for another semester of surveys as the program continues to grow and develop.

To learn more about the SeaSTARS, please visit our site at uhhmop.hawaii.edu/seastars

The UH Hilo SeaSTARS (Sea Surveying, Training, and Response Squad) headed into Hilo Bay this past weekend to survey the effects sedimentation has on coral health due to the dredging of the channel. Mahalo nui loa to the UH Hilo boating program for taking us out on the Makani! 🐠

The UHH MOP SeaSTARS headed out for another round of Monthly Assessment of Marine Organisms (MAMO) dives 🐠🐡🐟