| Country | Cook Islands | Ecosystem | Pacific Ocean |
| Locality | Lagoon of Aitutaki. | Depth | 4 m |
| Introduced | Year Intro. | ||
| Life Stage | not specified | unsexed | |
| Quantitative | Unit | ||
| Semi Quantitative | Unit | ||
| Qualitative | common | ||
| Year | 1971 - 1971 | Period | |
| Date | 1971-03-01 00:00:00 - 1971-03-30 00:00:00 | Record Type | survey |
| Record Type | survey | ||
| Seasonal | Method | ||
| Remarks | Dead corals dominated depths from 3.048 to 30.48 m and was speculated to be caused by Acanthaster planci. However, Cook Island government officials reported heavy use of chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides during late 1960's in this locality and several 55-gallon drums of DDT were dumped in or outside Arutanga Passage after World War II. | ||