Biologists and criminalists try to track down underwater perps

ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) _ Biologists and criminalists are joining forces to develop investigation techniques that work under water to protect coral reefs.
The goal is to improve investigation of reef pollution like the one that happened after a dam burst in Kauai in March.
David Gulko is a coral reef ecologist for the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources.
He says it's hard to enforce natural resource laws without tools to conduct investigations under water.
Gulko has been put in charge of the effort by the International Coral Reef Initiative, an international body dedicated to protecting coral reefs.
Researchers will present their recommendations to the International Tropical Marine Ecosystems Management Symposium in October in Cozumel, Mexico. They plan to offer a five-day training session for marine biologists from around the world.