Monitoring at Puako, Hawai'i

Reef Location

A. West access (near the second church)

1) Biological Assessments:

• Sponsoring organization: Kalakaua Marine Education Center
  Contact: kmec@aloha.net
• Type of surveys: seaweeds, corals, non-coral invertebrates, fishes
• Gear used: SCUBA
• Frequency of surveys: annual in May
• Surveys to date:
  • 1992
  • 1993
  • 1994
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1997

  2) Physical monitoring:

  • Sponsoring organization: Kalakaua Marine Education Center
    Contact kmec@aloha.net
  • Type of data taken: temperature
  • Locations(s): 6 m, 13 m, 30 m, 50 m
  • Equipment used: Onset temperature loggers
  • Frequency of measurement: every 30-minutes
  • Surveys to date:
    • 1997 (March-Nov)
      • Data
        • March-Nov: 6 & 13m depths: hourly averages
        • March-Nov: 6 & 13m depths: daily averages
      • Graphs
        • March-May: 6 m, 13 m, 30 m depths
        • March-Nov: 6 & 13m depths

Last Updated: Nov. 12, 1997

Last update: 1/25/2005