Station 2 



Depth: 1,390 meters 



Number of Exposures: 438 



Length of Camera Track: 462 meters 



Track Position: 24° OO'N, 77° 15.9'W (Coordinates for center of track) 



Camera Performance: Right camera malfunctioned. 



Station 3 



Depth: 1,500 meters 



Number of Exposures: 276 



Length of Camera Track: 512 meters 



Track Position: 24° 27.5'N, 77° 31 .5'W (Coordinates for center of track) 



Camera Performance: Left camera malfunctioned. Right camera produced 90 

 percent double exposures. Doubly exposed frames were, 

 nevertheless, adequate for interpretation, and the good 

 exposures obtained appear representative of the camera 

 track. 



Station 4 



Depth: 1,929 meters 



Number of Exposures: 572 



Length of Camera Track: 1,572 meters 



Track Position: 24° 41 .6'N, IT 34.8'W (Coordinates at start of track) 



Camera Performance: Stereographic pairs obtained from all exposures. 



Biology 



Animal life and evidence of its existence is extremely sparce along the tracks 

 traversed by the camera system, and at only one site (Station 2) was there appreciable 

 evidence, both direct and indirect, of a significant benthic population. 



The majority of photographs obtained from all lowerings are devoid of animal life. 

 A few holothurians were present to some degree in all the camera tracks (Plates III and 

 VI), and occasional brittle stars (Plate III) were observable. Filamentous plant debris 

 (probably derived from the shallow surrounding banks) was present on all tracks (see 

 Plate IV for an example). 



Stations 1 and 2 (Plates III and V) show the greatest direct and indirect evidence 

 of organic activity, while, on the other hand. Stations 3 and 4 (Plates VI and VII) 

 show no more than a featureless, unconsolidated calcareous ooze throughout the 

 majority of the track. 



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