Plarynereis bicanaliculata (Baird), an annual nereid, spawned in early August at two areas in Washington state. Spawning was highly synchronous. Young were planktonic for about 1 week. Within 3 weeks they had grown to 4 ...

Bottom temperature and the condition of live corals in the vicinity of the discharge plume from the Hawaiian Electric Company Kahe Generating Station, Oahu, Hawaii, were monitored August-December 1973. Mortality ...

Fecundity, length at first spawning, and spawning seasonality of Stolephorus purpureus were determined by examining preserved ovarian eggs and fish captured throughout a 4-year period. Fecundity was estimated from the ...

Analyses of stomach contents of Siganus spinus showed that algal availability and size and behavior characteristics of the fish determine what kinds of algae are ingested in the field. Sixty-two algal species were tested ...

Leachia pacifica reaches about 80 percent of its maximum length in near-surface waters off Hawaii, then abruptly descends to depths greater than 1,000 meters where maturation and mating occur. At these latter depths, ...

A new deep-water Hawaiian hermit crab, Trizopagurus hawaiiensis n. sp., is described and illustrated. Observations on its behavior, feeding habits, and growth rates have been obtained from a specimen kept in the laboratory ...

The presence of a small breeding population of Ocypode laevis at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, is reported, and morphological and behavioral comparisons are made with the Hawaiian O. laevis. Previous distribution ...

Populations of foraminifera were investigated in regard to the suitability of the various species as indicators of sand transport. Of 53 species recorded in the sediments of Kahana Bay, Oahu, 16 showed distribution ...