Abstract 



Oceanographic conditions in 8niitii Sound, northern Baffin Bay, Disko Bay, 

 and southeastern Baffin Bay during the summer of 1968 are described. Vertical 

 sections of temperature and salinity are presented and the relationship of 

 these variables to Baffin Bay- North Water and the general circulation of 

 Baffin Bay is discussed. Zooplankton collections in the Smith Sound region 

 and macrobenthos collections in Disko Bay and several West Greenland 

 Fjords are reported on. Listings of the physical and chemical station data 

 are included. 



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