Table 1 Physico-chemical parameters of study area (Minnie Bay)

Study area

Minnie Bay

Minnie Bay

Latitude (N)

11° 38’ 42.8” N

11° 38’ 42.8” N

DD MM SS

Longitude (E)

92° 42’ 30.7” E

92° 42’ 30.7” E

DD MM SS

Year

2011

2011

YYYY

Month

May

May

Mon

Zone

Near shore

Near shore

Source

Surface

Bottom

Tide

Low Tide

Low Tide

Atmospheric temperature

31.10

°C

Water Quality

Water temperature

31.0

30.4

°C

pH

8.16

8.14

Salinity

31.64

31.73

PSU

CO₃^2-

15.60

10.8

(mg/l)

HCO₃^-

21.96

35.38

(mg/l)

Dissolved Oxygen

6.24

6.24

(mg/l)

Biochemical Oxygen Demand

2.90

2.81

(mg/l)

Suspended solid concentration

40.56

75.65

(mg/l)

Nitrite

0.04

0.16

(μmol/l)

Nitrate

0.75

0.72

(μmol/l)

Ammonia

0.12

0.42

(μmol/l)

Total Nitrogen

12.4

15.2

(μmol/l)

Inorganic Phosphate

0.18

0.18

(μmol/l)

Total Phosphorous

0.56

0.65

(μmol/l)

Silicate

4.89

4.55

(μmol/l)