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A day in the life of a Clean Ocean Team member!
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Healthy corals and fish are a big part of human and reef health! Photo: The Nature Conservancy (Alana Yurkanin)
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Recording data in one of our mobile labs immediately after gathering samples. Photo: Dana Reed
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A beautiful sampling day at Olowalu. Photo: Dana Reed
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An example of a "brown water event" where land-based soils turn coastal waters chocolate brown. Photo: Mark Deakos
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Our mobile labs transport pH, temperature and salinity probes and our turbidity meter. Photo: The Nature Conservancy (Alana Yurkanin)
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High tide along the Maui's west shore encroaches upon the road where pollutants from vehicles reside. Photo: Michelle Griffoul
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Hard at work with our turbidity meter, which tells us how cloudy the water is at this moment. Photo: Dana Reed
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Collecting a nutrient sample under the sun. Photo: Maui Nui Marine Resource Council (Andrew Smith)
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A busy morning while sampling at Polanui! Photo: The Nature Conservancy (Alana Yurkanin)
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Hui O Ka Wai Ola is a program co-managed by Maui Nui Marine Resource Council (MNMRC), The Nature Conservancy, and the West Maui Ridge 2 Reef Initiative. Representatives from each organization serve on the steering committee and MNMRC accepts and distributes donations designated for Hui O Ka Wai Ola.
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