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Hawaii Island, carbon dioxide as a tool to manage invasive fish in anchialine pools, initial aquarium water conditions, pilot study, 2019

Dates

Start Date
2019-03-19
End Date
2020-12-01

Citation

Peck, R.W., Munstermann, M., and Atkinson, C., 2023, Puuhonua o Honaunau and Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Parks, carbon dioxide treatment and qPCR eDNA assays for eradicating and monitoring invasive fish in anchialine pools, 2019-2022 (ver. 2.0, July 2023): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9AEQWX0.

Summary

This data release includes metadata and tabular data that documents initial water conditions (temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen and salinity) during an aquarium-based pilot study aimed to determine the survival of fish exposed to carbon dioxide (CO2) gas treatment. These results were used as a basis for conducting a larger aquarium study aimed to test the efficacy of CO2 as a tool for managing invasive fish in anchialine pools.

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CO2 for fish managment_aquarium initial conditions_pilot study.csv 280 Bytes text/csv

Purpose

Data were collected to document aquarium water conditions prior to beginning trials aimed to determine survival of invasive fish exposed to low levels of pH following release of CO2 gas into the water. These results were from a pilot study aimed to identify pH levels that are likely to affect the targeted fish species. Results from this pilot study were used to develop treatment protocols used in a larger study that followed the pilot study. The overall aim of the study was to evaluate if CO2 can be used to eradicate invasive fish from anchialine pools. Results from this study can provide park managers with information to better understand how CO2 can be used to manage invasive fish in anchialine pools.

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