UH Researchers Investigate Nearshore Water Quality, Reef Health After Maui Fires
October 14, 2023
October 14, 2023
MANOA, Hawaii, Oct. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release:
A team of researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa are sampling West Maui reefs to assess the impact from the toxic ash from the devastating Lahaina wildfire. More than 2,200 structures were destroyed in the fire including gas stations, power lines and numerous boats in the Lahaina harbor. The adjacent coral reef ecosystems possibly impacted by the fire support . . .
A team of researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa are sampling West Maui reefs to assess the impact from the toxic ash from the devastating Lahaina wildfire. More than 2,200 structures were destroyed in the fire including gas stations, power lines and numerous boats in the Lahaina harbor. The adjacent coral reef ecosystems possibly impacted by the fire support . . .