These are the folks
I dive and snorkel with. They can show you just about any animal you
want to see (and tell you about any animal you saw). There are many
other fine dive operators too. |
Good
sites on Hawaii's marine life |
Mike
Severns Diving blog |
HURL
(Hawaii Undersea Research Lab) deepwater marine life identification
guide 1500 photos of deep-dwelling marine animals |
Keoki
Stender's Marinelife Photography
(Keoki and Yuko Stender's site: fishes and invertebrates, and especially
good on Hawaiian corals) |
Sea
Slugs of Hawai`i (complete coverage of Hawaii's opisthobranch
fauna) |
Hawaiian
Sea Slugs (Hawaii section of Scott Johnson's website) |
Hawai`i
Coral Reef Network (lots information on just about everything) |
Waikiki
Aquarium (the world's best little aquarium) |
OPIHI
Project (great information for kids on the intertidal zone) |
Northwest
Hawaiian Islands Multiagency Education Project
(info on the NWHI, but often not up to date) |
Bishop
Museum report: Nonindiginous Marine Species at Waikiki and Hawai`i
Kai, Oahu, Hawai`i |
Bishop
Museum species lists: How
many species in Hawaii?
barnacles caridean
shrimps stenopodid
shrimps penaeid
shrimps mantis
shrimps lobsters
lobsterlike
crustaceans hermit
crabs & relatives true
crabs sea
stars brittle
stars sea
urchins sea
cucumbers tunicates1
tunicates2
ribbon
worms annelid
worms
flatworms
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Marine
invertebrates of Kalaupapa National Historic Park.
Features lists
of species by scientific, common, and Hawaiian names, but most useful
are the photos, especially of small crabs. Choose "Browse Pictures"
Not 100% accurate (but what website is?)
|
Maui
Ocean Center interactive
guide to Hawaii's marine life |
Jaaziel
Garcia's Hawaii sponge site: www.Hawaiisponges.com |
Peter
Krottje's Kohala snorkeling blog OneBreathKohala
(mainly fish, but other fascinating things too) |
Jeff
Hill's Kona Snorkeling
and Fish Watching blog info on snorkeling sites, recent sightings,
and more. |
Manta
Pacific Research Foundation |
Jacky
Miller's Ultimate Guide to Snorkeling
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Check out this good
video on the Endangered Species Act, sent to me by Emma, from Cincinnati.
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