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        Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022
      
      
				Hawaii Offers New Homes For Seabirds As Habitat On Remote Islands Disappears
  Rising sea levels, warmer ocean temperatures, hotter weather and invasive species all threaten Hawaii's 22 species of seabirds. But local organizations are finding ways to help.
					
          
        Cory Lum/Civil Beat
      
      
				Plan To Eradicate Mice That Attack Albatrosses On Midway Delayed Another Year
Federal biologists were confounded when they found Laysan albatrosses bloodied on Midway Atoll in 2015. The found the culprit -- house mice.
          
        Alana Eagle/Civil Beat
      
      
				A New Marine Sanctuary Proposal May Not Be What It Seems
  NOAA has opened up the public comment period on the proposal to add a marine sanctuary designation to the monument area around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
					
          
        Courtesy: Robert Peck, HCSU/USGS/20211
      
      
				Scientists Eradicate Seabird-Killing Ants at Johnston Atoll
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that its successful eradication effort marks the first time yellow crazy ants have been removed from such a large area in the U.S.
					
          
        Cory Lum/Civil Beat
      
      
				Study: Marine Monuments Aren’t Hurting Hawaii’s Tuna Fishermen
  The commercial longline industry made more money after the feds expanded the protected areas around Papahanaumokuakea and the Pacific Remote Islands.
					
          
        Courtesy: Kailey Pascoe/NOAA
      
      
				NOAA: ‘The Reefs Weren’t Damaged, They Were Just Gone’
  Scientists return from the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument after surveying the underwater aftermath of a major storm last year.
					
          
        Swaantje Güntzel Microplastics II, 2016 by Henriette Pogoda
      
      
				Microplastics From Kure Atoll Star In Flashy New Campaign
  Many common skin care products add to the bombardment of microplastics in the ocean. A new German campaign seeks legislative support to rid them from store shelves.
					
          
        Cory Lum/Civil Beat
      
      
				SLIDESHOW: 160,000 Pounds Of Marine Trash From Papahanaumokuakea
  NOAA displayed tons of plastic and other debris collected in the remote Northwest Hawaii Islands, where the trash threatens wildlife and coral.
					
          
        Courtesy: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
      
      
				This Remote Hawaiian Island Just Vanished
  Scientists are concerned about what will happen to the hundreds of endangered species that once called East Island home.
					
          
        Cory Lum/Civil Beat
      
      
				Black-Footed Albatross Chicks Take Refuge From Climate Change On Oahu
  The North Shore's James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge now hosts 23 birds that faced threats in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.