Transect 38-020

Explore Transect Molokai Island
Hawaii
Hawaii
United States
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Transect Details

Images700
Day13
Start2015-08-24 11:33:50
End2015-08-24 12:11:39
Duration38mins
Length1.607km
Max Depthn/a
Visiblityn/a
Temperature28°C
Dive Team5
DiversPeter Dalton, Anjani Ganase
ObservationsLarge extension of flat limestone covered in sand with patches of Hallimeda growing on top. Small coral ridges rare at the beginning of the transect and more frequent towards the end. Very scattered colonies of Pocillopora growing on the limestone rocks in between the ridges. Relatively common mortality on these colonies. Bleaching was also observed on Pocillopora. Favia-like colonies common on the patch reefs. Coral cover on patch reefs was scattered but diverse. Very abundant Diadema urchins. Macroalgae and cyanobacteria was abundant.