‘Guardians Of The Deep’ took readers to the farthest tip of the Hawaiian archipelago.

Civil Beat has been awarded an Online Journalism Award for excellence in science reporting for its coverage of environmental and political threats to the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

The series, Guardians Of The Deep , explored the work of marine scientists in the monument, which is in the crosshairs of both climate change and the Trump administration. Journalist Nathan Eagle accompanied the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration team on a three-week trip to the farthest reaches of the Hawaiian archipelago.

Read the series: Guardians Of The Deep

With notebook, camera, drone and scuba gear, Eagle joined the scientists in sharky waters on dozens of dives as they checked up

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