TABLE 1. Summary of Biological Observations Made at Transect T-1, Offshore of Kewalo Landfill (Station 
A) on 14 August 1997


Quadrat Distance Along Transect
I. Quadrat Survey

0 m
5 m
10 m
15 m
20 m

Algae





Amansia glomerata 



2.0

Botryocladia skottsbergii 
0.3




Desmia hornemannii 



0.3

Porolithon onkodes 



1.1

Sponges





Spirastrella coccinea 
1.0




Corals





Porites lobata
31.2
13.5
10.5
24.5
4.2
Porites compressa 



4.8
1.0
Pocillopora meandrina 
9.3
7.8
7.0
7.5
15.0
Montipora verrucosa 

0.1
0.3
0.3
0.1
Montipora patula 
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.5

Sand
5.0
2.5
4.0
1.5
4.0
Rubble
12.0

3.5
2.0
12.0
Hard Substratum
41.0
76.0
74.6
55.5
63.7


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






Phylum Annelida





Spirobranchus giganteus corniculatus
39




Phylum Mollusca





Spondylus tenebrosus
2




Phyllida varicosa
1




Phylum Echinodermata





Echinothrix diadema
5




Tripneustes gratilla
1




Echinometra mathaei
1






III. Fish Census (4 m ? 20 m)






37 Species





356 Individuals





Estimated Standing Crop = 602 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 27.6% (quadrat method).

