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Foreword iii 



List of Figures vi 



Historical Resume 1 



Luminescent Marine Organisms 2 



Types of Biolumine scent Displays k 



Observation Reports 5 



North Atlantic Ocean and Adjacent Seas 6 



Southern North Atlantic and South Atlantic Oceans .... 15 



Northern Pacific Ocean and Adjacent Seas 23 



East-Central and South Pacific Ocean 29 



Western South Pacific and Eastern Indian Oceans 31 



Central and Western Indian Ocean ajid Adjacent Seas .... 3^ 



"Phosphorescent Wheel" and "Wave" Displays 38 



Polar Regions ^3 



Bibliography k^ 



