Hawai‘i Monitoring and Reporting Collaborative

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.

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 bit.ly/meps_740_161

Sharing the news that “Evidence for managing herbivores for reef resilience,” was recently published by @HawaiiReefData for public access. Read the article here! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

New research on herbivore fishery management in Hawaii. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

Evidence for managing #herbivores for reef resilience ow.ly/AK4V50QgjxI #OpenAccess #ProcB #Ecology #BiologicalApplications @fishymary @HawaiiReefData

Evidence for managing #herbivores for reef resilience ow.ly/AK4V50QgjxI #OpenAccess #ProcB #Ecology #BiologicalApplications @fishymary @HawaiiReefData

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: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs… Thread 👇

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: dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2…

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.

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.

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

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

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 himarc.org/people to get to know the ʻOhana

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.

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.

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.

#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?

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.

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

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

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