Advocating For Positive Change
Our team conducts a wide variety of scientific research focused on conserving Hawai‘i’s native wildlife. We share our findings with other scientists, the public, and our elected officials to influence and advocate for change.
Selected Publications
(This is not a comprehensive list! Authors with HWF affiliation at the time of publication are bolded below.)
Anchialine Pools
- Keith, D.A., Ferrer-Paris, J., Nicholson, E. and R. Kingsford (plus 75 more contributing authors of individual sections). IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology v2.0: Descriptive profiles for Biomes and Ecosystem Functional Groups, March 2021, Gland, Switzerland, 170 pp. – available here [See SM 1.2 Anchialine Pools – Contributors: T.S. Sakihara, M. Lamson, B. Seidel, D.M. Sedar, S. Santos, J. Havird, T.M. Iliffe, D.A. Keith]
Coral Reefs, Community-based Management & Fisheries
- Bernard, H.J. 1998. Na Pale O Ke Kai, Maui Coastal Volunteer Monitoring Project, Final Rept. Hawai‘i Dept. of Health. ASO Log No. 97-254, 94 pp.
- Lamson, M.R., McNaughton, B., and Severance, C.J. n.d. Reanalysis and expansion of the 2005 Hawai‘i State/Fishery Council bottomfish fisherman’s survey. Presented to the Science and Statistical Committee of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council. June 2007, Honolulu.
- Kramer, K., Cotton, S., Lamson, M., and Walsh, W. 2016. Bleaching and catastrophic mortality of reef-building corals along west Hawai‘i island: findings and future directions in Proceedings of the 13th International Coral Reef Symposium, June 19-24, 2016, Honolulu, USA, pp. 219-230.
- Walsh, W.J., Cotton, S., Jackson, L., Lamson, M., Martin, R., Osada-D’Avella, K., and L. Preskitt. 2013. First record of Acropora gemmifera in the main Hawaiian Islands. Coral Reefs. doi: 10.1007/s00338-013-1092-3
Marine Debris
- Brignac, K.C., Jung, M.R., King, C., Royer, S-J, Blickley, L., Lamson, M.R., Potemra, J.T., and J.M. Lynch. 2019. Marine Debris Polymers on Main Hawaiian Island Beaches, Sea Surface, and Seafloor. Env Sci & Tech 53 (21): 12218-12226. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.9b03561
- Carson, H.S., Lamson, M.R., Nakashima, D., Toloumu, D., Hafner, J., Maximenko, N., and K.J. McDermid. 2013. Tracking the sources and sinks local marine debris in Hawai’i. Marine Environmental Research 84: 76-83.
- Lamson, M. R., Gilmartin, W.G., and K.T. Woollven. 2011. Seven Years “Net” Progress a.k.a. Picking up the Pieces on Hawaiʻi Island. Presentation at the 5th International Marine Debris Conference, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. Abstract No. 286. In: Carswell, B., McElwee, K., and S. Morison (eds.), Technical Proceedings of the Fifth International Marine Debris Conference, March 20-25, 2011, Honolulu, USA, pp. 379-382. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS-OR&R-38.
- Maximenko, N., Paolo, C., Law, K.L., Van Sebille, E., Garaba, S.P., Lampitt, R.S., Galgani, F., Martinez-Vicente, V., Goddijn-Murphy, L., Veiga, J.M., Thompson, R. C., Maes, C., Moller, D., Löscher, C.R., Addamo, A.M., Lamson, M.R., Centurioni, L.R., Posth, N.R., Lumpkin, R. Rick, Vinci M., Martins, A.M., Pieper, C.D., Isobe, A.A., Hanke, G., Edwards, M., Chubarenko, I.P., Rodriguez, E., Aliani, S., Arias, M., Asner, G.P., Brosich, A., Carlton, J.T., Chao, Y., Cook, A-M, Cundy, A.B., Galloway, T.S., Giorgetti, A., Goni, G.J., Guichoux, Y., Haram, L.E., Hardesty, B.D., Holdsworth, N., Lebreton, L., Leslie, H.A., Macadam-Somer, I., Mace, T., Manuel, M., Marsh, R., Martinez, E., Mayor, D.J., Le Moigne, M., Molina, J.M.E., Mowlem, M.C., Obbard, R.W., Pabortsava, K., Robberson, B., Rotaru, A.-E., Ruiz, G.M., Spedicato, M.T., Thiel, M., Turra, A., and C. Wilcox. 2019. Toward the Integrated Marine Debris Observing System. Frontiers in Marine Science 6: 2296-7745. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00447
Monk Seals
- Bernard, H.J. 2004. Watching Out for Makana. Maui No Ka Oi 8 (2): 42-57.
- Gilmartin, W.G., Johanos, T.C., DeMaster, D.P., and J. R. Henderson. 2011. Hawaiian Monk Seals (Monachus schauinslandi) at Kure Atoll: Some Life History Effects Following Effort to Enhance Pup Survival. Aquatic Mammals 37(3): 326-331.
- Gilmartin, W. G., Sloan, A.C., Harting, A.L., Johanos, T.C., Baker, J.D., Breese, M., and T.J. Ragen. 2011. Rehabilitation and Relocation of Young Hawaiian Monk Seals (Monachus schauinslandi). Aquatic Mammals 37(3): 332-341.
- Gilmartin, W. G. and J. Forcada. 2002. Monk seals (Monachus monachus, M. tropicalis, and M. schauinslandi). In: Perrin, W.F., B. Wursig, and J.G.M. Thewissen (editors), Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Academic Press, San Diego, California.
- Gilmartin, W. G. 1983. Recovery plan for the Hawaiian monk seal, Monachus schauinslandi. [Written in cooperation with the Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Team.] Southwest Fisheries Center Honolulu Laboratory, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 29 pp.
- Johanos, T.C., Becker, B.L., Baker, J. D., Tagen, T.J., Gilmartin, W. G., and T. Gerrodette. 2010. Impacts of sex ratio reduction on male aggression in the endangered Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi). Endangered Species Research 11: 123-132.
- Lowry, L. L., Laist, D.W., Gilmartin, W.G., and G. A. Antonelis. 2011. Recovery of the Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi): A Review of Conservation Efforts, 1972 to 2010, and Thoughts for the Future. Aquatic Mammals 37(3): 397-419.
Sea Turtles
- Ellis, D.M., Balazs, G.H., Gilmartin, W.G., Murakawa, S.K.K., and L.K. Katahira. 2000. Short-range reproductive migrations of hawksbill turtles in the Hawaiian Islands as determined by satellite telemetry. In: F.A. Abreu- Grobois, R. Briseno-Duenas, R. Marquez-Millan, and L. Sarti-Martinez (comps.), Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, March 3-7, 1998, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, pp. 252-253. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SEFSC-436.
- Gaos, A. R., Kurpita, L., Bernard, H., Sundquist, L., King, C. S., Browning, J. H., Naboa, E., Kelly, I.K., Downs, K., Eguchi, T., Balazs, G., Van Houtan, K., Johnson, D., Jones, T.T., and S. L. Martin. 2021. Hawksbill Nesting in Hawai‘i: 30-Year Dataset Reveals Recent Positive Trend for a Small, Yet Vital Population. Frontiers in Marine Science 8: 2296-7745. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.770424 [Link to full PDF]
- Gaos, A.R., LaCasella, E.L., Kurpita, L., Balazs, G., Hargrove, S., King, C., Bernard, H., Jones, T.T., and P.H. Dutton. 2020. Hawaiian hawksbills: a distinct and isolated nesting colony in the Central North Pacific Ocean revealed by mitochondrial DNA. Conservation Genetics. doi: 10.1007/s10592-020-01287-1
- Graham, S. C. 2009. Analysis of the foraging ecology of hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) on Hawai`i Island: an investigation utilizing satellite tracking and stable isotopes. Thesis dissertation for the University of Hawai‘i – Hilo Tropical Conservation & Environmental Science Program’s Master of Science Degree. Hilo, Hawai‘i. USA. 31 pp. UMI Number 1467025.
- King, C.S., Gilmartin, W., Hau, S., Canja, S., Bernard, H.J., Nakai, G., Grady, M., Williams, S., and A. Hebard. 2007. Nesting Hawksbill Turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) on the Island of Maui, Hawai‘i from 1996-2003. In: Mast, R.B., Hutchinson, B.J., and A. Hutchinson (comps.), Proceedings of the 24th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Feb 22-29, 2004, San Jose, Costa Rica, pp. 134–135. U.S. Dept. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SEFSC-567.
- Ligon, A. and H.J. Bernard. 2000. Characterization of Foraging and inter-nesting habitat for three hawksbill sea turtles off Maui, Hawai’i. Final Rept. to Pac. Basin Dev. Council Reef Monitoring Proposal Gen-138, Subcontract, 25 pp.
- Parker, D.M., Balazs, G.H., King, C.M., Katahira, L. and W. Gilmartin. 2009. Short-range movements of hawksbill turtles from nesting to foraging areas within the Hawaiian Islands. Pacific Science 63 (3):371-382.
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