Search and Destroy Mission at Anini
April 5, 2024 - Expecting to only remove two species of non-native coral, a team from the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), ended up extracting four coral colonies from one of the longest and widest fringing reef in Hawai‘i, on Thursday.
First detected by the Reef Guardians nonprofit in 2021, DAR believes the non-native corals resulted from someone dumping the contents of a saltwater aquarium into the ocean.
DAR staff are thankful for the community members who alerted them to the presence of the non-native corals and encourage anyone who sees something ‘weird’ to note the location, take photographs, and contact them.