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MB-9, Shallow Marine Community Response to Point and Nonpoint Sources of Pollution in Mamala Bay, Oahu
Winter 1995 Algal Sampling Data

PI: E.Alison Kay, Professor
Co-PI: Julie H. Bailey-Brock and Richard E. Brock
Data Colected By: Debbie Gotchfeld
Data Entered By: Reuben Wolff
Contact: E. Alison Kay (808) 956-8620

File Description: MB-9, Shallow Marine Benthic Macro Algae Data for all stations
        February - April 1994; August - September 1994.

Sampling Stations:
        Sand Island - adjacent to the Honolulu Wastewater Treatment Plant;
        Barbers Point - in the vicinity of the Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant outfall pipe
        Waikiki - control site offshore of the Natatorium War Memorial - Queen's Surf Beach on the east side of Waikiki Beach

Pairs of permanently marked stations were establxhed at each of three depths:
        at or less than 5m depth
        at approximately 15m depth
        at about 30m depth
Adjacent to each transect site, algal biomass samples were collected using scuba and a 45cm diameter ring and removal of all macrothalloid algae within the ring
        Four replicate samples were collected at each depth at each station
        Each replicate sample was bagged, labeled and brought back to the laboratory on Coconut Island, Oahu
        In the laboratory, the dominant algal species were sorted and all algae was oven-dried to constant wight for an estimat of biomass
        Major Components of the Algal Biomass were identified to Genus when possible
        Weights were measured to 1/10,000g
