Palmyra Atoll Research Consortium

In the News

Removal of top predators trickles through the food web
Nadia Drake
ScienceNews
November 5, 2011


Notes From the Field: Palmyra Atoll
Coral Reef Ecology - Smith Lab
October 4, 2011


Black Rats Take the Bait on Palmyra Atoll
Melinda Burns
Miller-McCune
September 8, 2011


Mystery bird: Red-footed booby, Sula sula websteri
Punctuated Equilibrium
guardian.co.uk
September 14, 2011


Rodent Control: Island Hopping
Jordan Fox
Pest Control Technology
Augus 26, 2011


Birds and Other Wildlife to Benefit from Rat Eradication Effort on Remote Pacific Island
American Bird Conservancy
August 23, 2011


Coral Reefs: Winners and Losers
Christopher Pala
AAAS.ORG
August 10, 2011


Conservationists go into battle to eliminate rats from Pitcairn’s Henderson Island
Radio New Zealand International
June 28, 2011


RSPB in massive rodent cull to help save one of the world's most endangered birds
Daily Mail
June 27, 2011


Conservation task force aims to kill all 30,000 rats on a South Pacific island
Mike Swain
Daily Mirror
June 27, 2011


RSPB on 27,000 km Pacific conservation voyage
Birdwatch
June 26, 2011


Keeping Corals Alive
voxy.co.nz
June 21, 2011


Land crabs scuttled in Hawaii until people brought predators
Susan Scott
Star Advertiser
June 13, 2011


Trees provide natural record of El Niño trends
Jim Borg
Star Advertiser
May 9, 2011


Sharks Hold Key to Healthy Marine Systems (Video)
Mark Tercek
HuffPost Green
May 5, 2011


Studies close in on shark movements
Jim Borg
Star Advertiser
March 13, 2011


Remote Pacific Island a Living Laboratory for Climate Change
Laura Petersen
The New York Times
February 11, 2011


Movements and Ecology of Fishes at Palmyra Atoll
sharkdivers.blogspot.com
January 10, 2011


Islands champion tuna ban
Christopher Pala
Nature News
December 8, 2010


Palmyra Atoll: It's a long way from Tipperary
Nigella Hillgarth
Punctuated Equilibrium - guardian.co.uk
November 23, 2010


In the Remote Pacific, Glimpses of Pristine Corals
Stuart Sandin
The New York Times - Science
November 12, 2010


Coastal Catches Cause Changes for Coral Reefs
Daily Nexus
November 3, 2010


Blogging from Coral Reefs
San Diego State University
October 28, 2010


Predators Gone, Small Fish Get Bolder
Sindya N. Bhanoo
New York Times - Science
October 21, 2010


NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 14 October 2010
NASA HQ
SpaceRef
October 15, 2010


The Paradise of Palmyra Atol
Pacific Island Ranger
National Parks of the Pacific Islands
October 18, 2010


Track record sees pilots in demand
Ellie Constantine
Otago Daily Times
September 25, 2010


Coral reefs sending a warning signal
Drew Harvell
CNN Opionion
September 27, 2010


AN OCEAN OF RESEARCH VIA SATELLITE
SES World Skies
August 08, 2010


Scientists at Work - Notes From the Field
Eleanor Sterling
The New York Times - Science
July 28, 2010


America’s Forgotten Islands
Pacific Island Ranger
pacificislandparks.com
June 29, 2010


Worlds Apart: A Cautionary Tale of Two Coral Atolls
Brett Israel
OutAmazingPlanet
June 16, 2010


UM study examines impact of cooler Pacific on medieval climate
University of Miami
June 10, 2010


A tale of two atolls: Stanford researchers study the impact of fishing on remote coral reefs
Daniel Strain
Stanford University
June 09, 2010


Man-made carbon dioxide making oceans more acidic, study finds
Geoff Mohan
Los Angeles Times
April 22, 2010


Why you need to be biodiversity aware
Boonsri Dickinson
smartplanet.com
April 22, 2010


American Samoa & the Pacific Remote Islands
NOAA Expedition Blog
January 21, 2010


Coconut invasion signals lost paradise for many island species
NATGEO News Watch
January 27, 2010


Coconuts Change Tropic Ecology
Laboratory Equipment
January 25, 2010


Plan to reduce loss of false killer whales is ordered
Audrey McAVoy
Star Bulletin
January 20, 2010


Coconut palms bring ecological change to tropics, Stanford researchers say
Louis Bergeron
Stanford Report
January 10, 2010



Shipwrecks Wrecking Coral Reefs? A Case Study At Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
ScienceDaily
August 06, 2009



New Ouchless Plague Vaccine, Shipwrecks Wrecking Coral Reefs, White-Nose Syndrome in Bats, and More at the Wildlife Disease Association Conference
USGS
August 03, 2009



Sea change: deal saves California fishing industry
Charles Clover
Telegraph.co.uk
June 05, 2009



Ravaging of the reefs
Paul Easton
The Dominion Post
June 06, 2009



Hokule'a offers students intimate lesson in culture
Suzanne Roig
May 23, 2009



Young Sailor Learns to Navigate Through Challenges
Diana Nomura
East Oahu Sun
May 22, 2009



Slide show: Glimpses of undersea life at nation's new marine monuments
Scientific American
May 13, 2009



Stanford@SEA to set sail across the Pacific
Louis Bergeron
Stanford News Service
May 1, 2009



Oceans of the world
Los Angeles Times



Federal Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Suit Involving Fishing Rights off the Most Isolated Piece of Land in the World
Alison Frankel
Law.com
Apr 14, 2009


History: Hawaii and Palmyra Connection
Sunrise
KGMB9 News
Apr 10, 2009
Original link: http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/16094/173/



A storied ship returns to the islands
Paul Drewes
KHNL8 News
Apr 06, 2009


Hokule'a Returns Safely Despite Severe Weather
Ashley Nagaoka
KGMB9 News
Apr 05, 2009
Original link: http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/15896/40/


Hokulea Returns to Oahu; Early Video From KraterCam
KGMB9 News
Apr 05, 2009
Original link: http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/15887/245/



Hokule'a returning from difficult voyage
Helen Altonn
Star Bulletin
Apr 05, 2009


Hokulea Crew Reflects on Palmyra Adventure
Jim Mendoza
KGBM9 News
March 23, 2009
Original link: http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/15374/40/



Hokule'a takes all on voyage of discovery
Susan Scott
Star Bulletin
March 20, 2009



Hokulea reaches Palmyra Atoll
Gregg K. Kakesako
Star Bulletin
March 19, 2009



Weather again delays Hokule'a
Honolulu Advertiser
March 9, 2009



Hokulea faces stiff winds today, will try for Palmyra Atoll tomorrow
Honolulu Advertiser
March 1, 2009



Hokule'a ready for Palmyra
Dan Nakaso
Honolulu Advertiser
February 27, 2009



Hokule'a training for global journey
Rosemarie Bernardo
Star Bulletin
February 27, 2009



Ancient Polynesian seafaring renaissance
Michael Perry
Reuters
January 26, 2009



Marine monuments shouldn't have higher priority than people
Kitty Simonds
Star Bulletin
January 19, 2009



Secretary Kempthorne Expands National Wildlife Refuge System By Nearly 60 Percent; Assigns U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Jurisdiction over New National Marine Monuments
Hugh Vickery
7th Space Interactive
January 17, 2009



Bush legacy: Sellout
Jon Christian Ryter
News With Views
January 16, 2009



Bush's ocean legacy
Charleston.net
January 13, 2009



Les Etats-Unis protégent trois "monuments nationaux marins" dans l'océan Pacifique
Daniel Gorelick
notre-planete.info
January 14, 2009



Monumental safeguards; Bush hailed for banning fishing, mining in vast areas of Pacific
Kenneth R. Weiss
Los Angeles Times
January 12, 2009



White House praised for safeguarding seas
Craig Gima
Star Bulletin
January 12, 2009



Amend Antiquities Act - Wespac
Jayvee L. Vallejera
Saipan Tribune
January 10, 2009



Saving the seas; Why George Bush has created three giant marine reserves in the Pacific
Economist.com
January 10, 2009



Bush creates marine monuments in historic effort
ABC News
January 2009



Hawaii will have role in managing Pacific's newest monuments
Eloise Aguiar
Honolulu Adverstiser
January 7, 2009



Bush praised for marine monuments
News Blaze
January 7, 2009



Conservation International: New marine monuments declared by Bush raise management questions
TradingMarkets.com
January 7, 2009



Bush really comes out for Darwin!
Nick Gillespie
Reason.com
January 7, 2009



Establishment of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
George W. Bush
January 6, 2009



Bush to create three marine monuments
Kenneth R. Weiss
Los Angeles Times
January 6, 2009


Three new National Marine Monuments in the Pacific
KGMB9 News
January 6, 2009
Original link: http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/12987/40/



Bush designates marine sanctuaries
Dina Cappiello
Associated Press
January 6, 2009



Bush declares marine preserves In Pacific
Richard Harris
National Public Radio
January 6, 2009



Bush creates three Pacific marine sanctuaries; Activists praise president, but also want to expand Marianas monument
MSN
January 6, 2009



Bush protects unique areas across the Pacific
Paul Rogers
Mercury News
January 6, 2009


Bush sets vast areas in Pacific Ocean for protection
Business Mirror
January 6, 2009
Original link: http://businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4181:bush-sets-vast-areas-in-pacific-ocean-for-protection&catid=51:world&Itemid=67



Bush to protect vast new Pacific tracts
John M. Broder
New York Times
January 5, 2009



Bush to protect three areas in Pacific; Marine Monuments burnish an environmental record that is seen as mixed
Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post
January 5, 2009



Let's protect our oceans and our natural wealth
Keiko Bonk and Julie Leialoha
Star Bulletin
October 18, 2008



America's underwater junkyard
Emily V. Driscoll
Time
September 30, 2008



Our imperiled oceans: Victory at sea
Christopher Pala
Smithsonian Magazine
September 2008


Palin's parents: Retirees, part-time rat killers
Matt Volz
Associated Press
September 26, 2008
Original link: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iqhg0jTO9phVdtjvUkvVpoCgwZcQD93E9SS00



Oceans: Our finite, fragile and valuable resources
Joshua Reichert and Terry Garcia
Saipan Tribune
September 2, 2008


Shipwreck fuels invasion of unwanted species
Scuba Diving News
August 31, 2008
Original link: http://www.news.scubadivingcenter.org/shipwreck-fuels-invasion-of-unwanted-species/


Ensuring an ocean legacy
Joshua Reichert and Terry Garcia
Miami Herald
August 29, 2008
Original link: http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/inbox/story/662378.htm



Bush plan to protect Pacific regions is welcome move
Star Bulletin
August 27, 2008



Bush proposes protections for Pacific islands, atolls and reefs
Kenneth R. Weiss
Los Angeles Times
August 26, 2008



President Bush to Consider New Ocean National Monuments, Could Create World's Largest Protected Area
Katharine Burnham
Environmental Defense Fund
August 26, 2008



President signs memo sustaining fishing in marine designation process
ASA
Sport Fishing Magazine
August 26, 2008



Statement of Joshua S. Reichert, Pew Environment Group, on Potential New Marine Monuments
North Coast Oregon
August 26, 2008



U.S. to check need for marine conservation
United Press International
August 25, 2008



Ocean Conservationists Laud President Bush's Proposal to Protect Vast Pacific Coral Reef Areas
Market Watch
August 25, 2008


Pacific Marine Conservation Assessment; Memorandum from the President
Council on Environmental Quality
Committe on Ocean Policy
George W. Bush
August 25, 2008
Original link: http://ocean.ceq.gov/pacific_assessment/welcome.html



Good News for Coconut Crabs: U.S. to Protect Three Pacific Island Chains
Jaunted
August 24, 2008



Unwanted species
The Ultimate Renaissance
August 24, 2008



Shipwrecks Wreak Havoc on Coral Reefs
Phil Berardelli
Science
August 20, 2008



Shipwreck fuels invasion of unwanted species
Nora Schultz
New Scientist Environment
August 20, 2008



Shipwrecks 'destroying' natural coral reefs
inthenews.co.uk
August 20, 2008


American Samoa Fishing Fury; US tuna boats express concern over bill
Islands Business



Eye to beak with a red-footed boobie!
Nick Thomas
Christian Science Monitor
July 29, 2008
Original link: http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0729/p17s01-hfks.html



Fisheries Council Delays Opening Of Hawaiian Bottomfish Fishery
Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
Pacific Magazine
June 20, 2008


How Overfishing Can Alter an Ocean’s Entire Ecosystem
Moises Velasquez-Manoff
Christian Science Monitor
June 19, 2008


Pacific Scientists to Discuss Ecosystem Health
Associated Press
June 15, 2008
Original link: http://news.aol.com/story/_a/pacific-scientists-to-discuss-ecosystem/n20080615195509990016


Bush May Create Largest Marine Reserves in World
Alex Chadwick and John Nielsen
Day to Day, National Public Radio
May 23, 2008


Bush Eyes Unprecedented Conservation Program
John Nielsen and David Malakoff
All Things Considered, National Public Radio
May 23, 2008


Focus on Island Science as AAAS Pacific Division Convenes in Hawaii 15-20 June
Edward W. Lempinen
American Association for the Advancement of Science
May 2, 2008


The Coral Reefs and What Ruins Them
Cornelia Dean
The New York Times
February 26, 2008


The Court of Federal Claims: Commercial Fishing License Not "Property"
Robert H. Thomas
Blog: inversecondemnation.com
February 19, 2008


The Great Green Land Grab
John Vidal
The Guardian
February 13, 2008


Reefs in Trouble: Life on the Mean Reefs
Christopher Pala
Science
December 14, 2007


Paradise Redefined
Part One: Explorations In Tropical Seas

Part Two: A New View Of Pristine
Mario C. Aguilera
Explorations; the e-magazine of Scripps Institution of Oceanography
June 2007


Palmyra Atoll: Climate Microcosm
Coco Masters
Time Magazine
March 28, 2007