(Photo credit: Saildrone) Three Saildrone Explorers, uncrewed surface vessels used to measure ocean data, were deployed around Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Oʻahu and Kauaʻi to evaluate ocean health across the state. To accompany the saildrones, buoys are being set up around each island to collect critical ocean chemistry observations to better assess Hawaiʻi's vulnerability to changes. The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Pacific Marine Environmental Lab , and the Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies ( CICOES ), are collaborating with Saildrone Inc.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/06/15/saildrones-buoys-monitor/

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