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This camera is part of collaboration with The MEGA Lab, Fathom Ocean, and Aqualink. The project is designed to revolutionize marine monitoring by developing innovative observatory stations that leverage technological advancements to improve our capacity to monitor coral reefs in the face of climate change. We are optimizing the live stream so there may be temporary outages, but the active live streams will be available here: https://www.youtube.com/MEGALabCam/live

The multi-scale environmental graphical analysis (MEGA) lab is a global consortium of scientists, athletes, and artists who use science as a way to improve our planet. The overarching goal of the MEGA lab is to create innovative solutions that protect our oceans, providing to the communities that need them the most. The MEGA Lab installed and manages the camera system, and are actively integrating the visual and acoustic data into their next generation 3D habitat mapping and sensing of Hawaiian coral reefs. Learn more about the MEGA Lab here:
https://www.themegalab.org/

The live streaming camera is powered by Fathom Ocean, a company that develops secure self-cleaning underwater observatories to protect our oceans and infrastructure. Fathom Ocean AI-powered solutions monitor the underwater landscape with real-time analysis of live-stream video, audio and sensor data. Learn more here:
https://fathomocean.com/

The camera is located at one of the Aqualink buoy locations (https://aqualink.org/reefs/1006). There is some incredible existing technology that uses satellites to measure the ocean’s surface temperature from space. However, coral reefs and other important marine ecosystems are not always near the surface, and complex ocean dynamics can create a large temperature difference just a few meters down. To augment the satellite temperature, Aqualink partnered with Sofar Ocean to design a buoy that measures the temperature at the ocean floor. By building as many of these buoys as we can, and deploying them around the world, we can begin to build a dataset that helps in understanding where and when heat stress in the ocean will occur. By measuring, we can understand. And by understanding, we can begin to help.

The Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) is perhaps the largest single green economic development project in the world solely devoted to growing a green economy. This site is a perfect location for an ocean observatory system. The surrounding reefs have been ecologically monitored for decades, and the existing pipeline provides infrastructure for instrument deployment. Learn more about the NELHA here:
https://nelha.hawaii.gov/

Hawaiian coral reefs have experienced decline due to thermal stress and anthropogenic stressors. Integrating real-time video monitoring with advanced sensors, communication systems, and machine learning tools will enhance our capacity to detect and measure changes happening on coral reefs. The streaming camera provides a mechanism to engage broad audiences and stimulate ocean conservation to protect these valuable ecosystems.

Check out the time stamp document to see the days most exciting and interesting sightings! The time bar will rewind as far back as 12 hours.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HAPhWNNWqZsORQf1A1sZvCfSHFJe0nxE5pZ-dH_CCpY/edit?usp=sharing

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