Kahekili, West Maui, Hawaii Fish and Benthic Data from Surveys in January and 2008-08 (NCEI Accession 0065597)
Fish and benthos baseline surveys were made at 155 sites of the near shore region off Kahekili Beach Park, West Maui in January and August, 2008. Survey sites were grouped into six broad habitat categories, and herbivore biomass in a range of functional groups was calculated per habitat category.
Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resource (HDAR) is currently working to establish a Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (HFMA) [n.b. previously titled as Kahekili Ecosystem Recovery Area] encompassing reef areas adjacent to Kahekili Beach park in West Maui. The goal of the proposed HFMA is to increase the reef's capacity to resist a phase shift from coral to macroalgal domination by prohibiting the take of herbivorous fish and sea-urchins.
Fish surveys were performed by scientists of HDAR and the Hawaii Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii (UH). Benthic surveys were conducted by scientists of the Department of Botany, UH.
Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resource (HDAR) is currently working to establish a Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (HFMA) [n.b. previously titled as Kahekili Ecosystem Recovery Area] encompassing reef areas adjacent to Kahekili Beach park in West Maui. The goal of the proposed HFMA is to increase the reef's capacity to resist a phase shift from coral to macroalgal domination by prohibiting the take of herbivorous fish and sea-urchins.
Fish surveys were performed by scientists of HDAR and the Hawaii Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii (UH). Benthic surveys were conducted by scientists of the Department of Botany, UH.
Dataset Citation
- Cite as: Williams, Ivor; Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (2010). Kahekili, West Maui, Hawaii Fish and Benthic Data from Surveys in January and 2008-08 (NCEI Accession 0065597). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0065597. Accessed [date].
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Time Period | 2008-01-22 to 2008-08-21 |
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West: -156.696
East: -156.693
South: 20.93593
North: 20.95164
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Supplemental Information | Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative Grant NA07NOS4000193 |
Purpose | The aims of this project were to provide survey design, analytical, and other scientific support to staff of Hawaii DAR to: (1) assist with the design and implementation of a statistically- and scientifically-valid baseline of pre-HFMA establishment conditions on the Kahekili reef; and (2) utilize new and existing data generated by HDAR and partners, from survey programs in Maui and elsewhere, to draw broader conclusions about the relationships between local herbivore stocks and benthic algal communities (particularly in terms of reefs' vulnerability to macroalgal overgrowth). |
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