HONOLULU — After a one-week delay due to the tsunami warning, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary continues its annual Ocean Count project today, a press release states. The shore-based humpback whale survey
HONOLULU — After a one-week delay due to the tsunami warning, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary continues its annual Ocean Count project today, a press release states.
The shore-based humpback whale survey is conducted at more than 60 sites around O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, and the Big Island on the last Saturday of January, February, and March.
The sanctuary Ocean Count has helped generate widespread enthusiasm for humpback whales and Hawai‘i’s marine environment over the years, with more than 1,500 volunteer participants in 2009. It is one of several projects coordinated by Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary that encourages the government and citizens to work together in protecting humpback whales.
Volunteers can still register for the March 27 count online at sanctuaryoceancount.org or by calling 246-2860 on Kaua‘i.
For more information, contact Jean Souza at 651-1457 or visit hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/involved/ocwelcome.html.
