On October 6 and December 7, 1927, two lots of trochus totaling 27 

 shells ^~s'-e brought on the freighter Ya vats f/ar'i. The animals were 

 fatigued by the voyage and arrived in a state of lowered vitality. 

 Imnediately upon receipt they were put in '.Tire baskets and placed on the 

 bottom off the south'TOSt tip of Langar I. A good deal of thought -ivas given 

 to the choice cf a planting site. The waters outside of the reef were 

 thought to bo sn.itable for planting, but t'l? rough seas made investiga- 

 tion difficult and conseq lently \'?e were forced to plant them inside the 

 lagoon at what appeared to be a suitable location at the southvrest tip of 

 Langar I. The mre baskets were sunk en the fringing reef in a depth of 

 about three fathoras, and numerous pieces of coral were piled inside the 

 baskets to simulate natural conditions. The baskets were planted in such 

 a way that the animals could feed freely but could not escape. The shells 

 were examined for survival occasionally by diving and each time this was 

 done the coral rocks in the baskets were changed. 



The shells died off gradually after planting and in three months they 

 were all dead. 



In future transplantations better results will be obtained by 

 planting the shells at the entrances to channels. 



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