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Fish Census Data from Annual Surveys at Selected Shallow-water Sites Near the Barber's Point Sewage Outfall, Ewa, Oahu, Hawaii, 1991 - 2010 (NCEI Accession 0073346)

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The Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) located in Ewa, Oahu, Hawaii, near Barbers Point (Kalaeloa) has been in operation since 1982. It releases approximately 22 mgd (0.96 m3/s) of primary treated sewage through a 2,670-m pipe at a depth of 61 m offshore of Ewa Beach, Oahu. A controversy had arisen in the early 1990s regarding the impact that sewage effluent from the Honouliuli WWTP may have on inshore coral reef ecosystem. Accordingly, in 1991 this monitoring program commenced in an attempt to quantitatively ascertain the impacts that may be occurring, with annual surveys continuing to the present (2010). It is anticipated the program will continue for many years. The overall survey program includes in situ observations of fish and coral assemblages as well as benthic sampling of sediment chemistry and biota within the sediments. Select water column measurements have also been made such as temperature, salinity, and turbidity.
  • Cite as: Brock, Richard E.; Environmental Assessment, LLC (2011). Fish Census Data from Annual Surveys at Selected Shallow-water Sites Near the Barber's Point Sewage Outfall, Ewa, Oahu, Hawaii, 1991 - 2010 (NCEI Accession 0073346). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0073346. In Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Sea Grant, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Department of Environmental Services, City and County of Honolulu, UH WRRC Ocean Outfall Biomonitoring: surveys and sampling data at selected sites near ocean sewage outfalls around Oahu, Hawaii, from 1990 to 2010. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/UH-WRRC-Ocean-Outfall-Biomonitoring. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 1991-08-20 to 2010-04-09
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -158.99
East: -157.02
South: 21.28
North: 21.29
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2011-06-07
  • revision: 2022-04-03
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
This dataset contains only the fish census (fish counts, lengths, and biomass of each species) from annual quantitative monitoring of shallow marine communities inshore of the Barbers Point Ocean Outfall.

NODC Accession 0000174 has the complete set of survey data (coral, fish, benthos, and water column) for annual surveys of 1991-1999, but provides only counts and cumulative biomass of fish surveyed.
Purpose Determine the status of the marine resources in the vicinity of the discharge in an effort to quantitatively ascertain if any impacts are occurring to the coral reef biota.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Brock, Richard E.; Environmental Assessment, LLC (2011). Fish Census Data from Annual Surveys at Selected Shallow-water Sites Near the Barber's Point Sewage Outfall, Ewa, Oahu, Hawaii, 1991 - 2010 (NCEI Accession 0073346). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0073346. In Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Sea Grant, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Department of Environmental Services, City and County of Honolulu, UH WRRC Ocean Outfall Biomonitoring: surveys and sampling data at selected sites near ocean sewage outfalls around Oahu, Hawaii, from 1990 to 2010. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/UH-WRRC-Ocean-Outfall-Biomonitoring. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Originator Keywords
  • biological data
  • coastal data
  • coral reef
  • fish biomass
  • fish census
  • fish length
  • fish species
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Originator Place Names
  • Barbers Point
  • Ewa Beach
  • Hawaii
  • Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant
  • Kalaeloa
  • North Pacific
  • Oahu
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Brock, Richard E.; Environmental Assessment, LLC (2011). Fish Census Data from Annual Surveys at Selected Shallow-water Sites Near the Barber's Point Sewage Outfall, Ewa, Oahu, Hawaii, 1991 - 2010 (NCEI Accession 0073346). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0073346. In Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Sea Grant, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Department of Environmental Services, City and County of Honolulu, UH WRRC Ocean Outfall Biomonitoring: surveys and sampling data at selected sites near ocean sewage outfalls around Oahu, Hawaii, from 1990 to 2010. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/UH-WRRC-Ocean-Outfall-Biomonitoring. Accessed [date].
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  • 2011-06-07T15:11:25Z - NCEI Accession 0073346 v1.1 was published.
  • 2022-04-03T16:58:12Z - NCEI Accession 0073346 was revised and v1.2 was published.
    Rationale: Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
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Processing Steps
  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
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  • swimmer/diver
  • visual observation
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  • SWIMMER/DIVER
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