Hawai'i 30 x 30
BATFish goes to Hawai'i
Hawai'i aims to effectively manage 30% of their nearshore waters by 2030 and are developing a plan to achieve that goal. MARE is partnering with Hawai'i to inform that plan using our BATFish.
Join us in our quest to bring critical information to Hawai'i's bold plan. Donate today to support our work to ensure a vibrant, sustainable Hawai'i for generations to come.
Hawai'i's Challenge
The ocean is many things: a pharmacy, a grocery store, a playground, a church. To coastal and island communities, it is even more. When the ocean is in trouble, these communities feel it acutely, as their very lives rely on healthy nearshore waters.
Feeling the impact of climate change and increased human activity, one such community, Hawai’i, took action. In 2018, a collaboration of civic and community stakeholders launched the Sustainable Hawai‘i Initiative to effectively manage 30% of their nearshore waters by 2030. Their comprehensive plan addresses many concerns that other Island nations face; their plan could serve as a road map for intervention and recovery. Success in Hawai'i offers hope around the world.
Their plan is only as good as the information they bring to it... and MARE can help.
Feeling the impact of climate change and increased human activity, one such community, Hawai’i, took action. In 2018, a collaboration of civic and community stakeholders launched the Sustainable Hawai‘i Initiative to effectively manage 30% of their nearshore waters by 2030. Their comprehensive plan addresses many concerns that other Island nations face; their plan could serve as a road map for intervention and recovery. Success in Hawai'i offers hope around the world.
Their plan is only as good as the information they bring to it... and MARE can help.
MARE's SOLUTION
When you can see a problem, you can solve a problem. We are bringing our BATFish and 15+ year MPA experiences to Hawai‘i to look further, deeper, and more intently in order to develop effective solutions.
Our surveys will help locate deep hotspots of abundance and biodiversity which are harder for divers to access. These areas have rich biodiversity and are home to critical marine ecosystems.
Our work helps us understand how marine life is reacting and adapting to a changing ocean. The information we gather will be shared with resource managers - so they have a complete picture of what they are tasked with managing and protecting.
Deepwater data captured with our BATFish will inform their comprehensive, long-term management plan to ensure sustainability and resilience in Hawai‘i's world-renowned nearshore waters.
Our surveys will help locate deep hotspots of abundance and biodiversity which are harder for divers to access. These areas have rich biodiversity and are home to critical marine ecosystems.
Our work helps us understand how marine life is reacting and adapting to a changing ocean. The information we gather will be shared with resource managers - so they have a complete picture of what they are tasked with managing and protecting.
Deepwater data captured with our BATFish will inform their comprehensive, long-term management plan to ensure sustainability and resilience in Hawai‘i's world-renowned nearshore waters.
