wildlife inventory and issues affecting kawaihae coral reef
This mound coral head has started to recover from the 2015 Global Coral bleaching event. As observed, the coral colonies grow rapidly when conditions are favorable. These coral heads are outside of the Kawaihae Harbor.
This giant mound coral, Porites lutea, about 10 ft in diameter, is in recovery mode. It is located northwest of Maumae Beach, south of Kawaihae Reef. The fish are 5″-6″ long for scale comparison. They are also located northwest of Maumae Beach, south of Kawaihae Reef.… Read more “Large coral head at Maumae Beach”
Water temperature 84ºF 28.9ºC. Mound coral colonies observed show no signs of bleaching at this time.
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