CONTENTS 



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1 INTRODUCTION 



2 DESCRIPTION OF THE BATHYSCAPH 



6 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS 



9 Marine Biology 



12 Sea Floor 



21 CONCLUSIONS 



21 RECOMMENDATIONS 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



Photograph of the bathyscoph TRIESTE 



Schematic cross-section of the TRIESTE 



Mop of location of diving descents off Italy 



Shadow of 6-foot eel at 1090 meters depth 



Detail of sea floor south of Capri at 1000 meters 



Sediment clouds as seen from observation window 



Sea floor at 1000 meters showing movement of sediment and activity of Crustacea 



Sloping sea floor at 170 meters, showing detrital material 



Sea floor at 1000 meters, showing microrelief formed by animal activity 



Artist's conception of bothyscoph descent 



Views of sea floor, showing various objects and surface conditions 



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