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CRAMP Study Sites: Moku O Loe, Island of O‘ahu
Pupukea -- Waiāhole -- He‘eia Kea -- Moku O Loe -- Hanauma Bay -- Ala Wai -- Kahe Point -- Pili O Kahe
Geographic Name: Moku O Loe
CRAMP Site Code: OaMok
Geographic Coordinates:
21° 26.209’ N; 157° 47.223’ W
21° 26.221’ N; 157° 47.221’ W
Chart showing the location of the Moku o Loe site. Red arrows indicate transect locations. (Click image for a larger view.)
Aerial view of Moku O Loe (Click for a larger view)
Management Status: Hawaii Marine Laboratory Refuge, Coconut Island
Area Description:
Patch reef with island development. Sand and seawall shoreline. Coral and sand carbonate reef flat exposed at lowest tides. Sites on windward carbonate reef slope. High coral and macro-algae (Dictyosphaerea cavernosa) cover at shallow depths. Deep zone characterized by sediment with low coral cover colonized by slumping from upper reef zone. Northeast exposure sheltered within Kaneohe Bay. Historical impacts include dredging, long-term sewage release and freshwater flooding. Major coastal development along bay shores.
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