Research Project – Page 3 – Hawaii Sea Grant

By Rachel Lentz Coastal and Climate Science Research Project

30 May: Evaluating the resilience of productive rocky intertidal ecosystems to sea-level rise using a community-based approach

PI: Haunani Kane
Sea-level rise threatens habitats of traditional foods found in the rocky intertidal zone, such as ʻopihi and limu, with unique ecological characteristics adapted to the local tidal gradient. Researchers plan to co-develop products and management tools with community organizations to improve understanding of the resilience and potential migration of healthy and productive intertidal ecosystems.

By Rachel Lentz Research Project

30 May: Building resilient coastal forests through enhancing biocultural research and career pathways

PI: Leah Bremer
Well-managed coastal forests provide important climate adaptation benefits to landscapes and communities, but are often overlooked in conservation and restoration. The projects aims to improve understanding of the interactions and possible benefits of co-planted native ferns with the success of culturally valuable, drought sensitive species in a community agroforestry site in Heʻeia, Oʻahu.

Rootlets abound in a brown chunk of mud held for the camera

By Rachel Lentz Research Project

27 Jul: Sneaking up on mud

Join us in our sampling on southern Moloka‘i, where we cut and climb our way through dense mangrove thickets, and to windward O‘ahu, where we wade waist-deep through mud flats to capture just the right mud. And how might one go about capturing that right mud? By sneaking up on it, of course.

The Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant effluent pipe extends approximately one mile offshore outside of the Hilo break wall.

By Rachel Lentz Research Project

13 Jul: Bacteroides: The clingy bacteria that mammals just can’t shake

Sewage pollution is a leading driver of water quality degradation globally, with multiple human and environmental health impacts. This post explores how researchers are using cutting-edge, next-generation, genomic sequencing techniques to differentiate between sources of sewage pollution in Hilo, Hawaiʻi.

Student with a concentrated look bites on her tongue as she works on an object with a screwdriver

By Rachel Lentz Coastal and Climate Science Research Project

29 Jun: Treating climate anxiety with action

Anxiety around climate change is a feeling experienced by many, especially those involved with assessing its impacts. Learn about how this Sea Grant student combats that anxiety by taking action through research and thinking about her place in the communities of science and the world.

Close up of small round baby fish with large eyes

By Rachel Lentz Research Project Sustainable Aquaculture

15 Jun: Feed me! How examining larval diets could be a game-changer for aquaculture

What marine fish larvae eat in the wild is mostly unknown. Come learn how this Grad Fellow’s research uses advanced DNA technology to attempt to resolve that question, to improve the ability of raising valuable ornamental fish in captivity.

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