TABLE 1. Summary of Biological Observations Made at Transect T-1, Offshore of Kewalo Landfill (Station 
A) on 20 November 1996


Quadrat Distance Along Transect
I. Quadrat Survey

0 m
5 m
10 m
15 m
20 m

Algae





Amansia glomerata


0.3
3.1

Sponges





Spirastrella coccinea
1.2



3.0
Soft Coral





Palythoa tuberculosa




0.2
Corals





Porites lobata
31.0
14.0
8.5
26.0
15.8
Porites compressa


3.0


Pocillopora meandrina
5.2
9.5
7.2
13.0
1.4
Montipora verrucosa

0.2
0.7
0.4
0.2
Montipora patula
0.4




Sand
3.0
2.2
4.0

4.0
Rubble
7.0
4.0
9.0
4.0
7.0
Hard Substratum
52.2
70.1
67.3
53.5
68.4


II. Macroinvertebrate Census (4 m ? 20 m)
No. of 
Individuals





Phylum Annelida





Spirobranchus giganteus corniculatus
6




Phylum Mollusca





Spondylus tenebrosus
1




Drupa speciosa
1




Phylum Echinodermata





Echinothrix diadema
12




Tripneustes gratilla
1




Linckia diplax
1






III. Fish Census (4 m ? 20 m)






33 Species





554 Individuals





Estimated Standing Crop = 444 g/m2






NOTE: Results of the 5-m2 quadrat sampling of the benthic community are presented in Part I as percent cover, counts of 
diurnally exposed macroinvertebrates are given in Part II, and a summary of the fish census is given in Part III. Water depth 
ranges from 17.4 to 18.2 m; mean coral coverage is 27.3% (quadrat method).


