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CRAMP Study Sites: Kanahena Bay, Island of Maui
Honolua -- Papaula -- Kanahena Point -- Kanahena Bay -- Mā‘alaea -- Molokini Island -- Olowalu -- Puamana -- Mahinahina -- Kahekili
Geographic Name: Kanahena Bay
CRAMP Site Code: MaKaB
Geographic Coordinates:
20° 37.026’ N 156° 26.241’ W
20° 37.015’ N 156° 26.310’ W
Chart showing Kanahena Bay. Red arrows show the location of the transect sites. (Click image for larger view.)
Management Status: Natural Area Reserve
Area Description:
Upslope conservation land and agriculture (grazing). Residential development north of bay. Rugged basalt shoreline. Volcanic rock and boulder shallow habitat with patches of encrusting and lobate corals. Deeper reef characterized by aggregated coral heads and sand channels Relatively low relief. Southern sheltered site. One of the more pristine of the CRAMP sites.
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Kanahena Bay, Maui 1m Total coral cover: 11.3% Species Richness: 6 Dominant Species: Porites lobata |
Kanahena Bay, Maui 3m Total coral cover: 21.6% Species Richness: 7 Dominant Species: Porites lobata |
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Photoquadrats of the Kanahena Bay site from the 1m and 3m transects. |
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Last Update: 02/24/2011
By: Dan Lager
Hawai‘i Coral Reef Assessment & Monitoring Program
Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology
P.O. Box 1346
Kāne‘ohe, HI 96744
808-236-7440 phone
808-236-7443 fax
email: jokiel@hawaii.edu