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The Study Site: Goby Bay, Coconut Island, Oahu, HI:

The Hawaiian Islands are made up of 132 rocks, reefs, and atolls. Oahu lies less than 200 miles from the South-eastern edge of the chain. On the exposed Northeastern side of the island is Kaneohe Bay. Inside the bay reefs on the outer edge protect the bay from large oceanic waves. Wind waves can still mix up silty muddy sediments except in a few areas that have land protecting them to the northeast. One such place is Goby Bay on Coconut Island. This bay is like glass for most of the year. Only during a rare few Kona storms does the bay recieve any waves at all. The result is a perfect habitat for the Hawaiian Shrimp Goby (Psilogobius mainlandi) and its commensual snapping shrimp (Alpheus sp).

 

   
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