Research Article

The Occurrence of Coral Species Reported as Threatened in Federally Protected Waters of the US Pacific

Table 1

Marine National Monuments, National Marine Sanctuaries, National Wildlife Refuges, and National Parks with coral reef habitat in the US Pacific.

General LocationUnits

Marine National Monuments
 Papahānaumokuākea (PMNM)Northwestern Hawaiian IslandsNihoa , Necker , French Frigate Shoals , Gardner , Maro , Laysan , Lisianski , Pearl and Hermes , Midway NWR, Kure
 Pacific Remote Islands (PRIMNM)Central PacificJohnston Atoll NWR, Howland Island NWR, Baker Island NWR, Jarvis Island NWR, Palmyra Atoll NWR, Kingman Reef NWR, Wake Atoll NWR.
 Rose Atoll (RAMNM)American SamoaRose Atoll NWR
 Marianas Trench, Islands UnitNorthern Mariana IslandsAsuncion, Maug, Farallon de Pajaros
  (MTMNM)
National Marine Sanctuaries
 Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale   (HIHWNMS) Main Hawaiian IslandsMaui, Lana‘i, Moloka‘i, O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i
 Fagatele Bay (FBNMS)American SamoaTutuila
National Parks
 NP of American Samoa (NPSA)American SamoaTutuila, Ofu-Olosega, Ta’u
 War in the Pacific NHP (WAPA)Southern Mariana IslandsGuam
 American Memorial Park (AMME)Northern Mariana IslandsSaipan
 Kalaupapa NHP (KALA) Main Hawaiian IslandsMoloka‘i
 Haleakalā NP (HALE) Main Hawaiian IslandsMaui
 Pu‘ukoholā Heiau NHS (PUHE) Main Hawaiian IslandsHawai‘i
 Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP (KAHO) Main Hawaiian IslandsHawai‘i
 Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau NHP Main Hawaiian IslandsHawai‘i
 (PUHO)
  Hawai‘i Volcanoes NP (HAVO) Main Hawaiian IslandsHawai‘i
Other National Wildlife Refuges Ritidian PointGuam

A “unit” is here considered to be a geographically distinct island, atoll, or reef system. NWR: National Wildlife Refuge, : unit within Hawaiian Islands NWR.