Samples were taken during 2007 research mission at Papahanaumokuakea
By Christie Wilson
Advertiser Staff Writer
Scientists yesterday announced they have identified seven new species of bamboo coral in the deep waters of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.
The discoveries resulted from a NOAA-funded research mission to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands that also found a 5-foot-tall yellow bamboo coral tree that had never been described before, new beds of deep-water coral and sponges, and a giant sponge scientists dubbed the "cauldron sponge" that is approximately 3 feet tall and 3 feet across. read more...
The Papahanaumokuakea Draft Management Plan is available in print or online in Atherton Library.
