NSWC/WOL/TR 76-161 



In some cases, fish specimens may be preserved for later 

 dissection by a biologist to determine the nature of physiological 

 damage. When this is done, the distance of the fish from the 

 explosion should be recorded. The damage criteria listed in Table 

 2.1 have been established for explosive tests and have been used 

 successfully in research programs conducted jointly by the Naval 

 Surface Weapons Center and the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory. 6 ' 

 It is recommended that they be adopted for general use. 



6. Gaspin, J. B. , 1975: Experimental Investigations of the Effects 

 of Underwater Explosions on Swimbladder Fish, I: 1973 Chesapeake 

 Bay Tests, NSWC/WOL/TR 75-58, Naval Surface Weapons Center, 

 White Oak, Maryland. 



7. Gaspin, J. B., Wiley, M. L. , and Peters, G. B. , 1976: 

 Experimental Investigations of the Effects of Underwater 

 Explosions on Swimbladder Fish, II: 1975 Chesapeake Bay Tests, 

 NSWC/WOL/TR 76-61, Naval Surface Weapons Center, White Oak, 

 Maryland. 



