The sampling strategy used in this study focuses on quantifying the degree of development of marine communities adjacent to and at distances from the discharge source. This strategy should allow delineation of impacts if they are occurring. The results of this first survey indicate that the marine communities in the study area are diverse, with well-developed fish and coral components. This is particularly evident on the Mokapu Ocean Outfall diffuser (Transect T-1) where a high-biomass, diverse fish community occurs. This well-developed fish community is related to the shelter created by the diffuser pipe and basalt armor rock, as well as to the release of organic particles in the treated effluent which serve as a food resource for some fish species. The development of corals as measured in terms of live coverage in the diffuser pipe community is about half that found at the more distant sampling sites. However, a second sampling site (Transect T-2) located parallel to and 15 m away from the diffuser has coral coverage very similar to that found elsewhere in Kailua Bay. These data suggest that if the operation of the Kailua Regional WWTP is having an impact on marine communities, it is very limited in scope and scale.
FILENAME SIZE COMMENT MOFM98.DOC 267776 Original data report with tables mo98doc.txt 40246 Original data report in text format without tables
mo98app.doc 46080 mo98app.txt 3183 Appendix: Results of the Quantitative Visual Fish Censuses Conducted at Five Locations in Kailua Bay, Oahu, Hawai, in 1998
mo98tb1.doc 27136 mo98tb1.txt 1323 TABLE 1. Summary of Biological Observations made at Transect T-1 on the Mokapu Ocean Outfall Diffuser on 27 July 1998.
mo98tb2.doc 26112 mo98tb2.txt 1357 TABLE 2. Summary of Biological Observations made at Transect T-2, 15 m North of and Parallel to the Mokapu Ocean Outfall Diffuser Pipe on Natural Substratum, on 31 July 1998.
mo98tb3.doc 27648 mo98tb3.txt 1386 TABLE 3. Summary of Biological Observations made at Transect T-3 (Station B) South of Mokolea Rock in Kailua Bay on 27 April 1998.
mo98tb4.doc 27648 mo98tb4.txt 1361 TABLE 4. Summary of Biological Observations made at Transect T-4 (Station B) South of Mokolea Rock in Kailua Bay on 27 April 1998.
mo98tb5.doc 28672 mo98tb5.txt 1491 TABLE 5. Summary of Biological Observations made at Transect T-5 Inshore of Mokolea Rock in Kailua Bay on 27 April 1998.
mo98tb6.doc 24064 mo98tb6.txt 735 TABLE 6. Summary of Biological Parameters Measured at the Five Transect Locations in the 1998 Survey
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Dr. James E. T. Moncur and Dr. Richard E. Brock
To determine the status of the marine resources in the vicinity of the discharge in an effort to quantitatively ascertain if any impacts are occurring to the coral reef biota.
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mo98doc.txt 40246 Original data report in text format without tables
mo98app.doc 46080 mo98app.txt 3183 Appendix: Results of the Quantitative Visual Fish Censuses Conducted at Five Locations in Kailua Bay, Oahu, Hawai, in 1998 mo98tb1.doc 27136 mo98tb1.txt 1323 TABLE 1. Summary of Biological Observations made at Transect T-1 on the Mokapu Ocean Outfall Diffuser on 27 July 1998. mo98tb2.doc 26112 mo98tb2.txt 1357 TABLE 2. Summary of Biological Observations made at Transect T-2, 15 m North of and Parallel to the Mokapu Ocean Outfall Diffuser Pipe on Natural Substratum, on 31 July 1998. mo98tb3.doc 27648 mo98tb3.txt 1386 TABLE 3. Summary of Biological Observations made at Transect T-3 (Station B) South of Mokolea Rock in Kailua Bay on 27 April 1998. mo98tb4.doc 27648 mo98tb4.txt 1361 TABLE 4. Summary of Biological Observations made at Transect T-4 (Station B) South of Mokolea Rock in Kailua Bay on 27 April 1998. mo98tb5.doc 28672 mo98tb5.txt 1491 TABLE 5. Summary of Biological Observations made at Transect T-5 Inshore of Mokolea Rock in Kailua Bay on 27 April 1998. mo98tb6.doc 24064 mo98tb6.txt 735 TABLE 6. Summary of Biological Parameters Measured at the Five Transect Locations in the 1998 Survey in format DOC (version Microsoft Word 97) MS WORD 97 documents with duplicate ASCII (.txt) files |
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