CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 1 



Field procedures 3 



Bathythermograph and meteorological observations 3 



Productivity observations 3 



Surface trolling 4 



Longline fishing 4 



Live -bait fishing 4 



Baitfish surveys 4 



Birds, tuna schools, and aquatic mammals 5 



Field party personnel 5 



Laboratory procedures 5 



Salinity and phosphate determinations 5 



Zooplajikton 5 



Personnel processing samples and data 5 



Literature cited 5 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



Frontispiece: Chart showing the general area of surveys. 



Fig. 1. Vessel tracks of four cruises 2 



Fig. Z. Standardized inshore and offshore survey tracks, Marquesas area 3 



