README: Pearl Harbor Legacy Project Species Listing

This listing was developed by Bishop Museum researchers under contract to the U. S. Navy (Department of Defense Legacy Project Number 106). It provides the taxonomic names and identifying authorities, collection dates, locations and references for 1141 taxa of marine algae, invertebrates and fishes that have been collected or observed in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii since the first biological observations were made in the harbor in 1866. The information was derived from published literature, unpublished reports, collected material recorded the Bishop Museum algal, mollusk and marine invertebrate catalogues and 434 taxa collected from or observed at 15 stations Pearl Harbor during 1996. Species considered to be introduced or cryptogenic (not verifiably native or introduced) are so designated.

The results of the study are described in the Bishop Museum Technical Report No. 10, Biodiversity of marine communities in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii with observations on introduced exotic species.

Questions or comments may be sent to:
Steve Coles slcoles@bishopmuseum.org.
Department of Natural Sciences
Bishop Museum
1525 Bernice St.
Honolulu, HI 96817

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