Pandemic-driven changes in the nearshore non-commercial fishery in Hawai'i: catch photos posted to social media capture changes in fisher behavior.

Using social media, we collect evidence for how nearshore fisheries are impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic in Hawai'i. We later confirm our social media findings and obtain a more complete understanding of the changes in nearshore non-commercial fisheries in Hawai'i through a more conventional approach-speaking directly with fishers. Resource users posted photographs to social media nearly three times as often during the pandemic with nearly double the number of fishes pictured per post. Individuals who fished for subsistence were more likely to increase the amount of time spent fishing and relied more on their catch for food security. Furthermore, individuals fishing exclusively for subsistence were more likely to fish for different species during the pandemic than individuals fishing recreationally. Traditional data collection methods are resource-intensive and this study shows that during times of rapid changes, be it ecological or societal, social media can more quickly identify how near shore marine resource use adapts. As climate change threatens additional economic and societal disturbances, it will be necessary for resource managers to collect reliable data efficiently to better target monitoring and management efforts.

Addressing Food-Energy-Water Insecurities of the Navajo Nation through University-Community Collaboration

In the US, COVID-19 is rampant within the Navajo Nation the largest tribe in the US, where the rate of poverty (38%) is more than twice that of the state of Arizona (15%). Navajo tribal officials cite the lack of healthy foods and running water as reasons for the prolific virus transmission, resulting in one of the highest COVID-19 infection rates in the US. Partnerships, including those involving research and education, are critical to addressing food, energy, and waste (FEW) insecurities in Native American communities. Over time, integrated, connected, resilient FEW units for remote Dine communities will provide efficient, economically achievable opportunities for dispersed water purification capacity and food-producing greenhouse technology powered by solar energy. Through university-community partnerships involving robust community engagement, technologies can be deployed in remote ocations as well as more urbanized locations.