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ot title, body of abstract and indexing annotation must be entered when the t 



all report is classilied) 



ORIGINATIN G ACTIVITY (Corpora 



U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office 

 Washington, D.C, 20390 



2a. REPORT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 



Unclassified 



26. GROUP 



3- REPORT TITLE 



THE DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF SURFACE BIOLUMENESCENCE IN THE OCEANS 



A- DESCRIPTIVE NOTES (Type o/ report and inclusive dates) 



Final report 



S. AUTHORfSJ (Last name, first name, initial) 



Staples, Robert F. 



6 REPO RT DATE 



March 1966 



7a. TOTAL NO. OF PAGES 



5U 



7 6. NO. OF RE 



U5 



9a ORIGINATOR'S REPORT NUM 



TR-18U 



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: ON TRACT OR GR 



b. PRO J EC! 



96. OTHER REPORT UO(S) (Any < 

 this report) 



nbers thBt mBy be 



iigned 



10. AVAILABILITY/LIMITATION NOTICES 



All distribution of this publication is controlled. Qualified DDC users shall 

 submit requests for copies to the: Commander, U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office, 

 Washington, D.C. 20^90, ATTNr Code LQOG. 



II. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 



12. SPONSORING MILITARY ACTIVITY 



U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office 

 Washington, D.C. 20390 



13 ABSTRACT 



Approximately 3»000 reports of bioluminescent displays on file 

 at the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office are charted by three^nonth 

 periods. In addition, various aspects of bioluminescence, biolumine- 

 scent organisms, seasonal and geographic distribution, and displays 

 are discussed. A serarate chart and a discussion of the puzzling 

 phenomena of the "phosphorescent wheel" and "wave" displays are 

 included. This report is published as part of the Oceanographic 

 Office program in marine biology. 



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