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| | Chief Arlen Lancaster Participated in
the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting
Keauhou, HI, August 27, 2008 –
Chief Arlen Lancaster visited the Big
Island for the 2008 U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting at the Outrigger
Keauhou as part of the International Year of the Reef.
The meeting highlighted conservation strategies, successes,
and challenges in Hawaii as well as provide a forum for the U.S. Coral Reef Task
Force to hear about and discuss the priority threats facing reefs and innovative
solutions and partnerships that can be explored to more effectively address
these threats. Workshops included recreational stewardship, land-based
sources of pollution, bridging communities and government, and climate change
responses.
To showcase agency projects on the Big Island, Chief Lancaster visited Chris
Robb's farm, Kahua Ranch, Island Dairy, and Ha Bananas with the field staff from
Waimea and Hilo.
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