Ocean Count results, 2005 season
The highest 2005 site value for a single count (from the 2010 report) is 13, at KPNWR-Kīlauea Lighthouse and Mahaulepu Haula on Kauaʻi in January.
The 2005 Sanctuary Ocean Count ran on three Saturday mornings: January 29, February 26 and March 26. No source we hold gives an island figure for any single count this season. We list each site’s value per count from the sanctuary’s 2010 report.
2005 averages by count site
These are the whole-number site averages printed in the sanctuary’s 2010 report. A dash means the report prints NA: the site was closed, its counters sent in no data sheet, or its data were unreliable.
| No. | Site | January | February | March |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lumahaʻi Lookout | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | KPNWR-Kīlauea Lighthouse | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | KPNWR-Crater Hill | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Kapaʻa Lookout | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Ahukini State Recreation Pier | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Ninini Lighthouse | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Māhāʻulepū-Makawehi | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Makahūʻena Point | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Poʻipū Beach Park | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Kaʻiwa Point | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Port Allen Cemetery | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Waimea Canyon Drive | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Pacific Missile Range Facility | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| (2) | Princeville Hotel ‡ | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| (8) | Mahaulepu Haula ‡ | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| No. | Site | January | February | March |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ewa Beach Park | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ko ʻOlina | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Māʻili Point | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Mākua Cave | 2 | 4 | – |
| 5 | Kaʻena Point (West Shore) § | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Kaʻena Point (North Shore) | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Mokulēʻia Beach Park § | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Puaʻena Point | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Shark’s Cove | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Turtle Bay Resort | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Lāʻie Point | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Hauʻula Beach Park | 1 | 0 | – |
| 13 | Kualoa Ranch (Bunkers) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Pyramid Rock | 2 | – | 3 |
| 15 | Mōkapu Point (Monument Point Overlook) | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Lanikai | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Waimānalo Beach Park | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Makapuʻu Lighthouse | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Hālona Blowhole | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Lānaʻi Lookout | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Hanauma Bay | 2 | 1 | – |
| 22 | Spitting Caves | 6 | 2 | – |
| 23 | Diamond Head | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Magic Island | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Kakaʻako Beach Park | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| No. | Site | January | February | March |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach Park | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ka Lae Park | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Miloliʻi Lookout | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Hoʻokena Beach Park | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Hōnaunau Lookout | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Keauhou Scenic Lookout | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Keāhole Point (OTEC) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Hualālai (Four Seasons Resort) | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Puʻukoholā Heiau National Park | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Mile Marker 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Lapakahi State Historical Park | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 12 | Kapaʻa Beach Park | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Old Coast Guard Road | 5 | 7 | – |
| 14 | ʻUpolu Point | 5 | 1 | – |
| 15 | Waipiʻo Valley lookout | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Laupāhoehoe Scenic Lookout | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 17 | Onekahakaha Beach Park (Hilo Bay) | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Kumukahi Lighthouse | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Kehena Lookout | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20 | Kaʻena Point (Chain of Craters Road) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – | ʻŌʻōkala | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| – | Paukaʻa Point | 12 | 10 | 4 |
| No. | Site | January | February | March |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lua Keālia Luna | – | – | – |
§ For 2002 to 2005 the report prints the same values for Mokulēʻia Beach Park and Kaʻena Point (West Shore), so one of the two is probably a copy error; we show both as printed.
‡ Report sites we could not match to a site on our sites list; the report’s own site number is in parentheses.
Sources
Each link goes to an Internet Archive copy of the original page.
- Cullum, A. M. (2010). Sanctuary Ocean Count: Analysis of Humpback Whale Census and Behavior Data 2002-2010, part 1 (Internet Archive copy)
- Cullum, A. M. (2010). Sanctuary Ocean Count: Analysis of Humpback Whale Census and Behavior Data 2002-2010, part 2 (Internet Archive copy)
- Cullum, A. M. (2010). Sanctuary Ocean Count: Analysis of Humpback Whale Census and Behavior Data 2002-2010, part 3 (Internet Archive copy)
The official record is on oceancount.org, and registration for the next count is on oceancount.org/registration. The the 2010 report’s site values on this page are also in our download files. This site is independent and not part of NOAA or the Sanctuary Ocean Count.