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New NOAA Maps Show Big Island Has Most Live Coral of Main Hawaiian Islands


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http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/2...awaiicoral.html

 

New NOAA Maps Show Big Island Has Most Live Coral of Main Hawaiian Islands

January 16, 2008

 

New coral reef maps released by NOAA reveal that the Big Island of Hawaii has the highest percentage of live coral of the main Hawaiian islands. The finding supports studies indicating that geologically young islands such as the Big Island generally have more live coral cover than older islands.

 

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