Ichthyoplankton Vertical Distributions Near Oahu, Hawai'i,
1985-1986: Data
report.
NOAA Tech. Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFSC-235. 148 pp.
Boehlert, G.W. and B.C. Mundy. 1996.
ABSTRACT
Data are presented on the vertical and onshore-offshore distributions
of larval fishes in waters off Oahu, Hawai'i, from four seasonal
cruises: September 1985, December 1985, April 1986, and June 1986.
Transects on the windward and leeward sides of the island each had
three stations (3.7, 9.3, and 27.8 km offshore on the windward side;
1.8, 9.3, and 27.8 km offshore on the leeward side). On each cruise,
discrete-depth samples were taken in eight depth strata between
0-80 m at the two nearshore stations and nine depth strata between
0-200 m at the four offshore stations. Stations were occupied
day and night and replicate samples were taken; sample processing
was limited to the first replicate of all cruises, except that
both replicates from the September 1985 cruise were processed.
A total of 155,390 larvae in 375 taxa was taken during these
cruises. Tables of the taxa identified, the volumes of water
filtered, and numbers of larvae collected in each depth stratum
for each station are presented to provide complete data on the
ichthyoplankton distributions from these cruises.