Today's guest is Marti Townsend of Kahea, The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance,  dedicated to protecting Hawaiian culture and environment, including taro,  monk seals, shoreline and public access, and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Visit their website at www.kahea.org

Marti discusses coral protection.  Researchers sampling coral using an open system of recycling water between coral storage tanks and the ocean led to contamination of the coral in other areas ocean from diseased coral in the tanks.  They were cited in 2006.  What happened after that ?!    Is research sufficiently regulated and enforced?