It consists largely of rubble. Our whole aim is to instrument it. It won't give us much of a warning, because it's so close to the shore. But at least if the activity starts and builds up, people will be aware of what's happening. The birth of this Hawaiian island could be dangerous to watch at close range.
Some business operations find out that birds can eat like pigs.
More people are starting fish farms to meet a rising consumer demand. But some of those consumers are birds that eat the fish straight out of the farm ponds. Ron Poff is chief of fisheries for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Poff says ponds for aquaculture are a big temptation for birds such as great blue herons, kingfishers and gulls. A private fish hatchery or a state fish hatchery constitutes a major concentration of food for these birds.