Pocillopora damicornis coral settlement counts in presence of different concentrations of crustose coralline algae powder in Maui, Hawaii (June 2024)

These data include larval settlement counts recorded from experiments conducted at the Maui Ocean Center in Maui, Hawaii from June 23-26, 2024. The purpose of these experiments was to evaluate the feasibility of using crushed crustose coralline algae (CCA), in powder form, to induce greater coral settlement rates in an aquaria setting. Larvae of the brooding coral Pocillopora damicornis were collected from spawning colonies and placed in experimental cups filled with approximately 120 ml of FSW and a designated weight of dried crushed CCA. Settlement counts were recorded after 24-48 hours. These data were collected by Isha Goyal under the supervision of Dr. Aran Mooney of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.