CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 1 



Procedures 1 



Cruise Narratives 2 



Cooperative Projects 4 



Discussion 5 



Summary 7 



Literature Cited 7 



Explanation of Oceanographic Station Data 23 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



Figure 



Frontispiece: Manganese nodule retrieved by USCGC PONTCHAR- 

 TRAIN (WHEC-70) at Ocean Station NOVEMBER, Sep- 

 tember 1967. 



1. Chart of World Ocean Stations 9 



2. Bathymetry in the Vicinity of Ocean Station NOVEMBER 10 



3. Positions of USCGC KLAMATH Oceanographic Stations, 20 

 March-8 April 1967 11 



4. Positions of USCGC PONTCHARTRAIN Oceanographic Stations, 



2-19 May 1967 11 



5. Positions of USCGC WINONA Oceanographic Stations, 15 June- 



1 July 1967 11 



6. Positions of USCGC PONTCHARTRAIN Oceanographic Stations, 



23 July-13 August 1967 11 



7. Positions of USCGC PONTCHARTRAIN Oceanographic Stations, 



3-24 September 1967 12 



8. Positions of USCGC TANEY Oceanographic Stations, 15 October- 



5 November 1967 12 



9. Positions of USCGC KLAMATH Oceanographic Stations, 26 

 November-17 December 1967 12 



10. Positions of USCGC TANEY Oceanographic Stations, 7-28 Janu- 

 ary 1968 12 



11. Positions of USCGC WACHUSETT Oceanographic Stations, 28 

 January-18 February 1968 - 13 



12. Positions of USCGC TANEY Oceanographic Stations, 18 February- 



10 March 1968 13 



13. Positions of USCGC PONTCHARTRAIN Oceanographic Stations, 

 10-31 March 1968 13 



