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on a jet airliner. I don't see why we should be subject to that. 

 If you have a boat which is good already, I don't see any reason 

 why we should work under those conditions. The Cameron is a plush 

 boat, but the Albatross is a very comfortable boat and a very workable 

 boat. 



Chairman Miller. Are the laboratories on the Albatross well 

 arranged ? 



Mr. Marak. Yes, the laboratories are very good on the Albatross. 

 I said to the other men at Woods Hole when I came back that the Ca- 

 nadian boat's laboratories were poorly placed. We have done many 

 chemical analyses on the Albatross III. Much work has been done 

 for the Institute and the work layouts on the boat are all good. 

 Granted, we may be a little crowded, but everything isn't perfect on 

 any boat or in anything you do. 



If we don't have a boat, we will have gaps in our data. A lot of 

 data comes up and, if you don't continue to go out and get it, you 

 have a hole in your program. In 1954 we didn't have a boat and we 

 couldn't have a program. What happened to us in 195-1: is the same 

 as it would be if the Congressional Records were burned for that year. 

 Then you would be in the same position that I am now. I don't know 

 what happened in 1954, we can summarize and con-elate different 

 statistics, but we don't know what happened in that year. 



Chairman Miller. If you don't go to sea, there is a gap in your 

 records ? 



Mr. Marak. There is a gap in the records, not just in mine but 

 other people's records also, home of the work we do is used by the 

 Navy. The temperatures, and so on, are all given to the Navy. This 

 is a matter of providing records for other people, not just ourselves. 

 It is incidental to our main objectives. 



We have a new building going up now, just under construction ; we 

 have a new dock, a hurricane-proof dock, but we don't have any boat. 

 It looks nice, but the boat is missing. 



In summing up, I could give you many reasons why we need to 

 collect this data, but having no boat is just like being a carpenter 

 without a hannner. 



Congressman Oliver. Are you currently emjiloved bv tlie Fish and 

 Wildlife Service? 



Mr. Marak. Yes, I am. 



Congressman Olivi:r. Is it your opinion we should have the Alba- 

 tross reinstated, put back to work ? 



Mr. Marak. Yes, it is the current observations that are going on 

 that we don't liave, and also these gaps are present. If you put a 

 dolhir price on it, it might not be wortliwliile, but you won't know, 

 because^ you didn't go out. 



Cliairman Miller. Tlinuk you very much, Mr. Marak. 



Mr. Donahue. For a short statement, Mr. (liairman, I would like 

 to introduce Mj*. Sam Nickerson. 



TESTIMONY OF SAMUEL NICKERSON. OF CENTERVILLE. MASS., 

 EMPLOYED BY FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 



Mr. NicKKKsox. T ]\\j} in ( Vntei-ville, ^^ass., and woi-k for the Fish 

 and Wildlife Sei'viceal Wo<)<ls Hole. 



