CHARLES H. GILBERT cruise 8, 1953 



February 25 Left Waianae anchorage and sailed to Nawiliwili, Kauai. Ran from Nawiliwili 



to Port Allen and anchored there overnight. Mission: To test tuna attractants 

 and to study live bait fishing techniques from the C. H. GILBERT. 



February 26 Left Port Allen at 0640 and cruised off Kauai and Niihau throughout the day, 



anchoring off the lee of the island of Niihau. 



February 27 Cruised throughout the day off Niihau and Kauai, starting for Pearl Harbor at 



dusk. 



March 1 Departed Pearl Harbor for Kaumalapau, Lanai. 



March 2 Left harbor on Lanai, going to Maalaea Bay on Maui to search for bait and to 



Lahaina, Maui. 



March 3 Scouted for fish west of Lanai, tested artificial bait arid hydrophone. Returned 



to Pearl Harbor at night. 



CHARLES H. GILBERT cruise 11, 1953 



March 27-28 Executed hydrographic section in Kaiwi Channel. 



April 1-2 Executed hydrographic section. 



April 8-9 Executed hydrographic section. 



April 11-12 Scouted north arm. Area 11, 



April 14-15 Executed hydrographic section. 



April 16-17 Scouted west arm. Area II. 



April 18-19 Scouted east arm, Area II. 



April 20-21 Scouted south arnn, Area 11. 



April 22-23 Executed hydrographic section. 



April 25-26 Scouted south and north arms. Area I. 



April 27-28 Scouted east and west arms. Area I. 



April 29-30 Executed hydrographic section. 



CHARLES H. GILBERT cruise 12, 1953 

 May 11-13 Tested fish attractant solutions at sea. 



June 1-3 Tested fish attractant solutions at sea. 



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