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FIRST THE FISH MUST BE CAUGHT. Dr. Leonard 

 P. Schultz, Curator of Fishes, U. S. National Mu- 

 seum, left, and Captain Earl H. Herald, AUS, 

 members of the fisheries group of the oceano- 

 graphic section, examine their catch in a floating 

 laboratory on the ASS-4 "Bowditch." Over 20,000 

 fish were caught by hook, net, and seine. Sonar 

 acoustical devices were used to locate schools of 

 fish. Some fish were caught by swimmers armed 

 with spears and wearing face masks. Many hither- 

 to unknown varieties of fishes were found. Some 

 were brought back to Washington D. C. for study. 

 Unfortunately, a large number of the specimens 

 gathered were lost when the YP 636 carrying them 

 went aground south of San Francisco. 



