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1960 



2-5 March. Aleutian Islands. Aerial surveys of sea otters from the Islands 

 of Four Mountains to the Sandman Reefs inclusive, using a DC-3 aircraft. 

 Total flight time: 21.3 hours. (Kenyon, D. W. Rice, Smith, and Spencer.) 



30 May to 13 July. Island surveys (surface only) in Alaska. Field studies of 

 sea otters at Simeonof, Little Koniuji, Herendeen, and Nagai in the Shuma- 

 gin Islands; at Caton and Sanak Islands; at Tigalda Island and in the 

 waters off Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands, and at Amak Island; 

 transportation between islands was furnished by the M/V Windward. (C. H. 

 Fiscus, Kenyon, and the late T. O'Brien.) 



1961 



3 July to 1 August. Commander Islands. Field observations of sea otters at 

 the Soviet controlled islands of Medny and Bering; transportation aboard 

 the USSR ships Orel and Steregushti and the U.S. FWS vessel Penguin II. 

 (Kenyon, K. Niggol, A. Y. Roppel, and Wilke.) 



21 October to 5 November. Aleutian Islands. An attempt to harvest and study 

 sea otters in the outer Aleutians was negated when a U.S. Navy UF-2 air- 

 craft carrying the field party crashed on 27 October at Adak Island during 

 an aerial survey. (L. W. Croxton and Kenyon, and D. Cisney, killed in 

 crash.) 



1962 



14 January to 4 April. Aleutian Islands. At Amchitka Island conduct field 

 observations of sea otters and collect specimens from State of Alaska kill of 

 150 sea otters. (Croxton, Jones, and Kenyon.) 



29 March and 5-10 April. Aerial surveys in Alaska. Aerial survey of sea 

 otters in the Aleutian Islands from Kiska Island to Amak Island ; the Sanak 

 Islands; Sandman Reefs; Shumagin Islands; and areas along the south coast 

 of the Alaska Peninsula to Kuliak Point. Total fiight time: 53.6 hours. (J. 

 J. Burns, Kenyon, J. S. Kobza, Smith, and Spencer.) 



8-11 September. Washington State. Investigate reports of possible sea otter 

 sightings along the outer coast of the Olympic Peninsula. (Kenyon.) 



26- 29 October. Alaska State biologists kill 24 sea otters on Amchitka. (Crox- 

 ton and E. Klinkhart.) 



27- 28 October. Washington State. Investigate reports of possible sea otter 

 sightings in the San Juan Islands of Puget Sound aboard the M/V Trinity. 

 (Kenyon, Rice, and Scheffer.) 



1963 



4 March to 13 April. Aleutian Islands. At Amchitka Island collect specimens 

 from 303 sea otters taken by State of Alaska biologists. (J. E. Burdick, 

 E. Klinkhart, and J. Vania.) 



1-22 July. Aleutian Islands. Field observations of sea otters at Adak Island 

 and Buldir Island in the outer Aleutian Islands. Transportation from Adak 

 to Buldir aboard USCGC Clover, return on USCGC Klamath. (V. D. Berns, 

 E. L. Boeker, Jones, Kenyon, A. E. Peden, and M. Zhan.) 



31 July to 3 August. Aleutian Islands. At Amchitka Island 20 sea otters 

 were taken by State of Alaska biologists and specimens furnished to the 

 Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife (E. Klinkhart and J. Vania). 



