This image was made as a composite of two aerial photographs: 1954 and 2000. The later image show remarkable clarity of the reef system. The harbor, resorts and miscellaneous structure after 1956 were masked out.… Read more “colorized kawaihae reef pre-harbor 1954”
status of coral replant by DAR 5.24.17
Coral colonies replanted on 5.15.17 appear stable.… Read more “status of coral replant by DAR 5.24.17”
DAR coral replant and inner harbor reef status
Lindsey Kramer of the Division of Aquatic Resources, DAR, and assistant Julia Rose of Nature Conservancy spent over two hours on May 10, 2017, replanting coral on the inner harbor of Kawaihae Reef. We were out on a calm day with fair visibility. This area is recovering nicely. I estimate about 20% of the condition and coverage before the Global Bleaching Event of 2015 and the August 2015 Flash Flood.… Read more “DAR coral replant and inner harbor reef status”