Surveys were conducted from February 28 to March 4, 2005 at the eight sites. Three sites (LA1, LA2 and LA6) were deployed in the vicinities of Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) fish monitoring transects, and one (LA5) was deployed in the vicinity of a Coral Reef Assessment Monitoring Program (CRAMP) Rapid Assessment Transect Survey (RATS) site. Diving observations that were planned for Manele Harbor could not be completed because of ongoing dredging operations that caused muddy conditions and zero visibility, and the nearest station was located just outside the harbor at LA1. However, observations and collections were conducted at the main pier of Kaumalapau Harbor and on a coral reef 265 m southeast of the Kaumalapau pier.
Scuba was used at Stations LA1 to LA7 by three observers who recorded all macroalgae, macro-invertebrates and fishes that could be identified on site in the vicinity of a triangular sampling area of 312 m2 at each station (Method described in Coles et al. 2004a and Coles et al. in press). At Station 8, macrobiota were recorded by two observers (SLC and HB) while snorkeling across a transect from the beach to a blue hole locally called "Bottomless", 320 m offshore. Also, observations were made during dives in and around the caverns at "Cathedrals" just southwest of the entrance to the bay leading to Manele Harbor. Benthic specimens were obtained from a variety of habitats at Stations LA1-LA7. Large-organisms were collected by hand, and hard surfaces were scraped with a chisel into collecting bags and transported back to the laboratory. Macroalgae samples were frozen until later identification, and epiphytic organisms were rinsed from other algae samples and preserved in 70% ethanol for further processing. Collected organisms and substrata were inspected shortly after collection, and taxa requiring relaxation (i.e. hydroids, anemones, ophiuroids, holothurians, and ascidians) were held in a solution of saturated magnesium sulfate in seawater for at least 12 hours, transferred to 5% formalin-seawater and then into 70% ethanol The remaining organisms were preserved directly in 70% ethanol for shipment to Bishop Museum.
This dataset is derived from: Coles, S.L., K. Longenecker and H. Bolick, 2006. Lanai Nonindigenous Marine Species Surveys, Prepared for: Division of Aquatic Resources, Department of Land and Natural Resources. Contribution No. 2006-012 to the Hawaii Biological Survey, Bishop Museum, 35 p.
Pertinent references: Coles, S. L., R. C. DeFelice, L. G. Eldredge, and J. T. Carlton. 1997. Biodiversity of marine communities in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii with observations on introduced species. Bishop Museum, Tech. Rep. No. 10. 76 pp.
Coles, S. L., R. C. DeFelice, J. E. Smith, D. Muir, and L. G. Eldredge. 1998. Determination of baseline conditions for introduced marine species in nearshore waters of the island of Kaho'olawe, Hawaii. Bishop Museum Tech. Rep. No. 14. 26 pp.
Coles, S. L., R. C. DeFelice, L. G. Eldredge, and J. T. Carlton. 1999a. Historical and recent introductions to non-indigenous marine species into Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands. Mar. Biol. 135: 1247-158.
Coles, S. L., R. C. DeFelice, and L. G. Eldredge. 1999b. Nonindigenous marine species introductions in the harbors of the south and west shores of Oahu, Hawaii. Bishop Museum Tech. Rep. 15, 210 pp.
Coles, S. L., R. C. DeFelice, and D. Minton. 2001. Marine species survey of Johnston Atoll June 2000. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Area Office, Bishop Museum Tech. Rep. 19. 58 pp.
Coles, S. L., and L. G. Eldredge. 2002. Nonindigenous species introductions on coral reefs: a need for information. Pac. Sci. 56: 191-209.
Coles, S. L., R. C. DeFelice, and L. G. Eldredge. 2002a. Nonindigenous species in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawai`i. Bishop Museum, Tech. Rep. No. 24. 353 pp.
Coles, S. L., R. C. DeFelice, and L. G. Eldredge. 2002b. Nonindigenous marine species introductions at WaikWkW and Hawaii Kai, Oahu, Hawaii. Bishop Museum Tech. Rep. No. 25, 245 pp.
Coles, S. L., P. A. Reath, P. A. Skelton, V. Bonito, R. C. DeFelice, and L. Basch. 2003. Introduced marine species in Pago Pago Harbor, Fagatele Bay and the National Park Coast, American Samoa. Bishop Museum Tech. Rep. No. 26, Honolulu. 182 pp.
Coles, S. L., L. G. Eldredege, F. Kandel, P. A. Reath, and K. Longenecker,. 2004a. Assessment of nonindigenous species on coral reefs in the Hawaiian islands, with emphasis on introduced invertebrates Bishop Museum Tech. Rep. No. 27. 106 pp.
Coles, S. L., P. A. Reath, K. Longenecker, H. Bolick, and L. G. Eldredege. 2004b. Assessment of nonindigenous marine species in harbors and on nearby coral reefs on Kauai, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii. Bishop Museum Tech. Rep. No. 29. 187 pp.
Coles, S. L., F. Kandel, P. A. Reath, K. Longenecker, and L. G. Eldredege. In press. Rapid Assessment of Nonindigenous Marine Species on Coral Reefs in the Main Hawaiian Islands. Pac. Sci.
From the original file, the following ASCII text files (*.txt) or figure JPEG (*.jpg) or PNG (*.png) were derived to augment archival and access to the data:
FILE Comment FinalReport.txt redundant copy of FinalReport.pdf as ASCII file station_locations.jpg map: survey locations on Lanai table_1.txt Lanai Reef Station Locations and Descriptions table_2.txt Coordinates, depths, and dates of Lanai stations. table_3.txt Distribution of major taxonomic groups among Lanai stations. table_4.txt Introduced and cryptogenic species identified at survey stations. table_5.txt Numbers of marine nonindigenous (N), cryptogenic (C), and Total Taxa from Lanai and other Pacific Islands
Directory /PNG contains the entire report in PNG format. This allows another format for archiving the Appendix:
FILE Comment FinalReport_pagexx.jpg Species recorded at Lanai stations, March-February, 2005 xx=20-35