CONTENTS 



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Introduction ■^ 



Field procedures ^ 



Oceanography and meteorology ^ 



Productivity observations 2 



Surface trolling 2 



Longline fishing 2 



Live -bait fishing 3 



Baitfish surveys 3 



Biological observations .... 3 



Field party personnel 3 



Laboratory procedures 3 



Oceanographic data 3 



Rate of carbon fixation 3 



Zooplankton 3 



Personnel processing samples and data 4 



Literature cited 4 



ILLUSTRATIONS 

 FIGURE Page 



Frontispiece: Chart showing the general area of the surveys. 



1. Oceanographic stations occupied during Hugh M. Smith cruise 38 5 



2. Charles H. Gilbert cruise 32 to the Marquesas and Tuamotu islands 6 



3. Longline station positions, John R. Manning cruise 34. 7 



