Widespread Dispersal of the Crown-of-Thorns Sea Star, Acanthaster planci, across the Hawaiian Archipelago and Johnston Atoll

Figure 1

Scaled map of island and atoll collections of Acanthaster planci along the Hawaiian Archipelago and Johnston Atoll. High islands are represented in dark gray. Submerged reef area to a 30 meter isobath is outlined in light gray. The blue line represents the North Hawaiian Ridge Current (NHRC), the green line represents the eastward Hawaiian Lee Countercurrent (HLC), and the orange line presents the Subtropical Countercurrent (SCC).