Plankton samples were examined on their return to Miami by Mr. Gil- 

 bert L. Voss and Mrs. Joan Clancey. Hydrographic data were analyzed by 

 Mr. Frank Chew. Commercial fishery surveys in the field were made by Mr. 

 John Manning, with the assistance of Mr. Rivas under the direction of Dr. 

 Clarence P. Idyll. The present report is based to a considerable extent 

 upon various government reports and similar sources of statistics. 



Figure 2. Mrs. Eugenie Marron taking surface temperature otT the 



coast of Chile. 



During operations off the coast of Chile, Mr. Eduardo Ormefio Valen- 

 zuela acted as official observer for the Government of Chile. Commander 

 Jose Barandiaran and Mr. Felipe Ancieta were appointed in a similar ca- 

 pacity by the Peruvian Government. 



For the most part the expedition was land based, with trips offshore of 

 one to seven days' duration. Hotel accommodations were available in Chile 

 at Iquique. In Peru quarters were provided at Talara through the kind co- 

 operation of the International Petroleum Company. Docking facilities were 

 provided at Cabo Blanco by the Lobitos Oil Company. In Ecuador, living 

 quarters were made available to the expedition through the kindness of Mr. 

 Forrest L. Yoder and Mr. E. Hope Norton of the Ecuadorian Corporation. 

 Mr. Emilio Estrada gave valuable help in setting up these arrangements. 

 It would otherwise have been impossible to carry out shore based work oft" 



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