Hawai‘i Monitoring and Reporting Collaborative

[Hawai‘i Monitoring and Reporting Collaborative @HawaiiReefData]

Welcome to the Twitter page of the Hawaiʻi Monitoring and Reporting Collaborative! HIMARC provides #Scientific support for effective marine management in Hawai‘i. Follow us to learn more about our research and collaborative efforts.

[Marine Ecology Progress Series (MEPS) @MEPS_IR]

Research from @HawaiiReefData on a culturally important reef fish (#Acanthurusachilles) reveals that oceanography and habitat are major drivers of species presence, which is helping inform an adaptive management plan being developed by @DLNR
https://t.co/DnD9gzv2Bf

[Fish Pono Hawaii @fishponohawaii]

Sharing the news that “Evidence for managing herbivores for reef resilience,” was recently published by @HawaiiReefData for public access. Read the article here!
https://t.co/5eyPbyPvO5

[Kua‘āina Ulu ‘Auamo @kuahawaii]

New research on herbivore fishery management in Hawaii.

https://t.co/SFLYA2gXN4

[Royal Society Publishing @RSocPublishing]

Evidence for managing #herbivores for reef resilience https://t.co/divqMXqXjw #OpenAccess #ProcB #Ecology #BiologicalApplications @fishymary @HawaiiReefData

[Royal Society Publishing @RSocPublishing]

Evidence for managing #herbivores for reef resilience https://t.co/divqMXqXjw #OpenAccess #ProcB #Ecology #BiologicalApplications @fishymary @HawaiiReefData

[Mary Donovan, PhD @fishymary]

New in @RSocPublishing – Evidence for managing herbivores for reef resilience – We used >20k surveys from #HIMARC @HawaiiReefData to identify that below 80% of unfished biomass, benthic resilience is compromised

Open access: https://t.co/VbT3zoPOXc

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[Hawai‘i Monitoring and Reporting Collaborative @HawaiiReefData]

New research from HIMARC examines drivers of herbivore biomass and benthic condition in Hawaiʻi to examine the assumptions of reef resilience for local management. Read it open access here: https://t.co/1qsciybHvw

[Hawai‘i Monitoring and Reporting Collaborative @HawaiiReefData]

The HIMARC dataset, containing 20,000 surveys measuring fish and benthic data, is one of the most comprehensive in the world for coral reefs and gives us a powerful tool to inform #MarineManagement in Hawaiʻi.

[Hawai‘i Monitoring and Reporting Collaborative @HawaiiReefData]

Building consensus around #Data from multiple monitoring programs in Hawaiʻi starts with putting all the datasets in the same place! HIMARC combines SCUBA survey data from multiple data providing organizations, who regularly monitor #CoralReefs around the State of Hawai‘i.

[Hawai‘i Monitoring and Reporting Collaborative @HawaiiReefData]

Bringing together reef information in HIMARC’s dataset helps us paint a holistic picture of #CoralReef condition around the #MainHawaiianIslands.

[Hawai‘i Monitoring and Reporting Collaborative @HawaiiReefData]

HIMARC’s science addresses the challenges of (1) Providing data-driven support for diverse management objectives at multiple spatial scales, and (2) A need to build consensus from the variety of datasets that exist for the #Nearshore environment of Hawaiʻi.

📷 Bert Weeks

[Hawai‘i Monitoring and Reporting Collaborative @HawaiiReefData]

Who is behind HIMARC? Our mission, goals, and programs are carried out by the ʻOhana, the collective group of #Scientists, #Managers, and #Stakeholders working to monitor and regulate nearshore ecosystems in Hawaiʻi. Visit https://t.co/upeE4RvHlc to get to know the ʻOhana

[Hawai‘i Monitoring and Reporting Collaborative @HawaiiReefData]

We embrace the word collaborative in our name by serving as a convener of scientific and stakeholder entities in Hawaiʻi to facilitate consensus-building and create a collective understanding about the health of our coral reefs.

[Hawai‘i Monitoring and Reporting Collaborative @HawaiiReefData]

At HIMARC, we fulfill our mission of providing scientific support for effective marine management by combining monitoring data, developing statistical models for calibrating between methods, and creating scientific analyses.

[Hawai‘i Monitoring and Reporting Collaborative @HawaiiReefData]

HIMARC fills the gap between collecting data and using it to inform decisions to mālama - to take care of - our reefs. Combining thousands of existing fish and benthic datasets allows us to create flexible #DataProducts to fulfill needs of diverse management goals in #Hawaii.

[Hawai‘i Monitoring and Reporting Collaborative @HawaiiReefData]

#CoralReefs in Hawaiʻi are among the best studied in the world, but before HIMARC’s work began a decade ago, we lacked agreement on status and trends of the condition of Hawaiʻi’s reefs. Now, our dataset creates consensus and answers the question: How are reefs in Hawaiʻi doing?

[Hawai‘i Monitoring and Reporting Collaborative @HawaiiReefData]

Get to know HIMARC! Our mission is to provide #Scientific support for marine resource management in #Hawaii. By coordinating with academic, community, and government organizations, HIMARC informs effective management decisions that benefit both people and reefs.

[Hawai‘i Monitoring and Reporting Collaborative @HawaiiReefData]

Our session at @IMPAC5Canada included presentations by HIMARC PI Dr. Mary Donovan, Anita Tsang and Diana Lopera from @HolomuaMarine, and community members from Kalanihale - Miloliʻi CBSFA, the Kipahulu ’Ohana, Ka Honua Momona, and Nā Moku ʻAupuni ʻO Koʻolau Hui. #IMPAC5

[Hawai‘i Monitoring and Reporting Collaborative @HawaiiReefData]

It was an honor to stand at @IMPAC5Canada with such dedicated people working to mālama ʻāina in Hawaiʻi and share our work with the international community. #IMPAC5

[Hawai‘i Monitoring and Reporting Collaborative @HawaiiReefData]

Last week, the HIMARC team had the opportunity to attend the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress @IMPAC5Canada and present about our mission, science, and collaborations! #IMPAC5