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of potential commercial importance. In addition, Bureau scientists will "be 

 studying tuna larvae, "juvenile tuna, and certain copepod species. 



2. Auxiliary Ship Cruises 



Due to the interest shown in carrying on physiological studies and making 

 collections and observations in and around the island groups and in the shallow 

 water areas of the Indian Ocean, arrangements have been made through Dr. Rolf 

 Bolin of Stanford University to have TE VEGA operate in the Indian Ocean for 

 approximately one year. TE VEGA, a 135-ft„ two-masted schooner will make three 

 cruises scheduled as follows: 



Cruise A 



October- December, 19^3 



Singapore, Colombo, Ceylon: 

 Stops along island groups off 

 the Malay Peninsula and/or 

 those off Sumatra. 



Cruise B 



Cruise C 



March- May, 1^6h 



June- September, 196^ 



Colombo - Mauritius. Stops 

 along the Maldives, Chagos 

 Island, Cochin. 



Mauritius - Zanzibar. Stops 

 along the Comoro Islands and 

 the northwestern coast of 

 Madagascar. 



Since TE VEGA is primarily a teaching facility, only six participants in the 

 U. S, program in Biology can be accommodated at a time on each of the three 

 cruises. The ship will be equipped with small boats, limited laboratory 

 space, a darkroom, SCUBA, a winch for dredging and trawling at depths of 

 3,000 fathoms, and general collecting gear. 



SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL SCHEDULED TO WORK ABOARD R/V TE VEGA 



CRUISE A 



L, H. Colinvaus (Canada) 



F. Gill 



A. J. Kohn 



R. H. Rosenblatt 



J. Rosewater 



K. Rutzler (Austria) 



CRUISE B 



E. Y, Dawson 

 Jo S. Garth 



L, S, Kornicker 



R. Robertson (Gr. Britain) 



L. P. Woods 



F. C. Ziesenhenne 



CRUISE C 



I. Boetius (Denmark) 



J. Boetius (Denmark) 



I. J. Deyrup 



M. Gordon 



J. Mead 



W „ H . Sawyer 



K. Schmidt-Nielsen 



P. F. Scholander 



