depths about Hawaii, it is as Edmondson (1939, 593) states, " . . . an 

 obvious fact that we began investigation of the marine fauna of the 

 Pacific on the bottom and worked up." 



In November, 1947, the Swedish Deep-Sea Expedition, under the 

 direction of Dr. Hans Pettersson, visited Honolulu and occupied several 

 stations in the vicinity of the Archipelago. The U.S. Navy has coUected 

 many bathythermograph records and depth soundings in the Hawaiian 

 region which are being processed by the Scripps Institution of 

 Oceanography. 



Shoreside Laboratories 



One of the most significant developments in oceanography in Hawaii 

 is the establishment of the Hawaii Marine Laboratory. This laboratory, 

 under the general control of the University of Hawaii but operated in 

 close co-operation with the Universitj^ of California, was made possible 

 by the generosity of Edwin W. FsLuley and four associates, owners of 

 Coconut Island in Kaneohe Bay. Available on Coconut Island now 

 are several excellently constructed tidal ponds varying in length from 

 40 ft. to over 600 ft. These ponds are walled with cement or coral 

 blocks and are separated by an elaborate system of metal screen gates. 

 On shore are several banks of sunken tanks and glass-fronted aquaria 

 which range in capacity from 100- to 10,000 gallons. Excellent docking 

 facilities and a marine railway- capable of handling boats up to 50 ft. 

 in length are part of the physical plant. 



To supplement these unrivalled outdoor facihties the present net 

 house on the dock will be enlarged and divided into laboratory rooms. 

 Plans have been made and partly implemented to install the most modern 

 equipment to facilitate the most exacting research. We trust that the 

 importance of this station will expand and that its benefactors wiU 

 increase their interest commensurate with the growth of the undertaking. 



Plans are being formulated for the erection of a large laboratorj- 

 and admiiiistrative centre for the vast Pacific Oceanic Fishery Investi- 

 gation established to conduct research on the pelagic fishery resources 

 in the central Pacific area. This laboratory will be situated on the 

 campus of the University of Hawaii where close co-operation between 

 the scientific staffs of both organizations w-ill be effected. The now 

 universally recognized relationship between basic oceanographic studies 

 and apphed fishery programmes will be implemented by enmeshing an 

 intensive oceanographic programme with the fisheries investigation. 

 Laboratory facihties, floating facihties, and a large technical staff of 

 oceanographers will thus be stationed in Hawaii. 



Floating Facilities 

 The " Salpa " is owned and operated by the University of Hawaii 

 and is the station vessel of the Hawaii Marine Laboratory. A diesel- 

 powered, 46 ft. boat, the " Salpa " is outfitted for in-shore and short 

 off-shore work around the main Hawaiian Islands. It carries a winch 

 to operate plankton nets and dredges to medium depths, the latest 

 type of both compressed air and self-contained diving apparatus, and 

 fishing gear for several types of fishing operations. A feature of great 

 utility is a 500-gaIlon hve-well, through which sea-water is circulated at 

 100 gallons a minute, which serves to return specimens to the laborator^' 

 alive. 



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