July 11 - Fished third station off south side of Babar I„j, set 



120 bask'?ts„ (14 yellowfin, 2 big-eyed, 1 albacore, 



1 broedbill, 47 fish bitten by sharks and killer 



whales )„ 

 July 12 - Fished fourth station west of Tanimbar I„j, set 120 



baskets „ (80 yellov/fin, 1 true marlinj, 1 sailfish, 1 



bir-eyed, 18 fish shrrk-bitten, 4 sharks) 

 July 13 - Fished fifth station at saine positinrij set 185 baskets, 



(52 yellov;-fin, 1 big-eyed, 1 black marliHj 1 true marlin, 

 5 sharks, 10 fish shcrk-bitten) 

 July 15 - Fished sixth station west cf Kei 1,, set 100 baskets o 



(78 yellowfin, 2 big-eyed, 6 sharks , 16 sherk»bitten 

 fish) 

 July 16 - Fished seventh station at same position, set 100 



baskets o (47 yellowfir.j, 3 big-eyed^ 2 v/hite marlin^ 



8 fish shark-bitten) 

 July 17 - Fished eighth station east of Banda I,, set 120 baskets. 



(42 yellov/fin, 11 big-eyed, S sharks„ 21 fish shark- 

 bitten) 

 July IS - Fished ninth station at =;ane positio-, 130 baskets o 



(116 yellowfins 6 big-eyed, 17 sharks, 33 fish shark= 



bitten) 

 July 19 - Fished tenth station east of Ceram I„, set 20 baskets « 



(4 yellovrfin, 2 sharks, 2 fish shark-bitten) 

 July 20 - 1700 - Passed western end of J.'issol I„ 

 July 21 - TToon - Passed through Sagewin Strait„ 

 July 22 .» Noon position 1° 51 'II. 132° 10» £„ 

 July 23 - Noon position 4° 17»N, 133° 20 'Eo 

 July 24 - lOOO - Passed east of Angaur 1„ 

 July 24 - 1530 - Entered Palsu Harbor, 



(2) iveather and sea conditions 



The T.eather and sea oonditicns will be outlined for the areas in the 

 order in which the research vessel passed through them after its departure 

 froTTi Palau on ' ""^ 



liSter leaving Palau the vessel follov;ed a generally southwest course, 

 ontil Angaur was passed at noon on the 29th the wind v/as northeast with 

 forces of around 2 to 3 and the sea v/as calm, .but on the follov/ing day, 

 the 30th, the wind shifted to southwest and from 1100, when the vessel 

 passed the '/icinity of Merir I„, to its entrance into Djailolo Passage on 

 Julj)- 2 the wind force was from 5 to 7 and the waves v/ere higho Because 

 of the headwind the vessel took the seas on its bov;- and pitched violently „ 

 In the vicinity of irarir I., that is at 4'^ IS'N, 132° 17«E, the direction 

 of the curr-^nt was SSE with a velocity of 1^3 knots o Somewhat farther 

 south at 3° 43 'N, 132° 2»S the current was ESE with a velocity of 3.2 

 knotn. At 3° 42 'IT, 131° 57 'E the current v/as ESE with a high velocity 

 of 3oO knotsc Still farther south at 2° 55'N, 131° 14'E, that is in the 

 vicinity of Tokobe I,, the current was SE with a velocity of 1„8 knots. 

 From the directiins of these currents it is clear that this sea area is 

 bathed by the Equatorial Countercurrento After passing Tokobe I„, hovrever, 

 there v/as an area in which during this period almost no current drift was 



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