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american samoa - University of Hawaii at Manoa Botany Department

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TABLE 10-4SUMMARY OF MACROFAUNAL ORGANISMSOBSERVED ALONG ASILI STREAMStream Loc<strong>at</strong>ion Fishes Crustaceans MolluscsLowland approxim<strong>at</strong>ely 150-feet upstream <strong>of</strong> Asili StreammouthKuhliaMugilSicyopterusEleotrisAwaousStiphodonStenogobiusEleotrisAnguillaMacrobrachium NoneSt<strong>at</strong>ion 10+00Source: Chong, 2000KuhliaSicyopterusStiphodonMacrobrachiumPaleomonNeritina (2 spp.)TABLE 10-5RELATIVE ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY OF FISH AND INVERTEBRATESASILI STREAMFishes Crustaceans MolluscsAbundance Medium Medium MediumDiversity Medium Medium MediumSource: Pedersen Planning Consultants, 2000LAND USES ADJACENT TO ASILI STREAMMost <strong>of</strong> the Asili Stream segment is situ<strong>at</strong>ed immedi<strong>at</strong>ely adjacent to residential uses. Seaward<strong>of</strong> the Route 1 bridge, no residential uses were loc<strong>at</strong>ed adjacent to the stream.A few piggeries were also loc<strong>at</strong>ed near thebanks <strong>of</strong> the stream. In some cases, wastew<strong>at</strong>erfrom these piggeries discharged into AsiliStream.Solid waste discarded from the 12 residencesalong the stream poses the gre<strong>at</strong>est impact uponstream hydrology and aqu<strong>at</strong>ic habit<strong>at</strong>.However, discarded solid waste m<strong>at</strong>erial didnot appear to prevent the flow <strong>of</strong> surfacerun<strong>of</strong>f along the main stem <strong>of</strong> the stream.American Samoa Wetlands/Streams Restor<strong>at</strong>ion and Enhancement PlanFebruary 2001, Asili Stream, Page 10-9

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