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Hawaiʻi Reef Restoration Monitoring Guide

August 11, 2025

Improving coral reef monitoring standards in Hawai‘i.

Effective monitoring is vital to assess, refine, and adaptively manage coral reef restoration projects, but standardized monitoring protocols for restoration in Hawai‘i are currently lacking. This Hawai‘i Restoration Monitoring Guide fills this gap by outlining a standardized and readily implementable monitoring strategy.


Pollock, F.J., Asner, G., Carr, R., Conklin, E., Couch, C., Demartini, Garcia, A., Hixon, M., Hughes, K., Huntington, B., Falinski, K., Okano, R., Oliver, T., Shantz, A., & Ruseborn, S. (2025). Hawaiʻi reef restoration monitoring guide (PIFSC Technical Memorandum Series TM-PIFSC-178). Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. doi.org/10.25923/775k-nw53

Last updated by Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center on 08/11/2025